different between petroglyph vs glyph

English

Etymology

From French pétroglyphe, from Ancient Greek ????? (pétra, “rock”) + ????? (glúph?, “carved work”)

Noun

petroglyph (plural petroglyphs)

1. (archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.

   Coordinate term: geoglyph

   • 1998, Henri-Paul Francfort, 17: Central Asian petroglyphs: between Indo-Iranian and shamanistic interpretations, Paul S. C. Taçon (editor), The Archaeology of Rock-Art, page 302,

     The petroglyphs of Central Asia form a long sequence from the Neolithic onwards.

   • 2000, Carol Diaz-Granados, James R. Duncan, The Petroglyphs and Pictographs of Missouri, page 102,

     Ninety-six petroglyph sites were reported in the original study (DiazGranados 1993). The majority of the petroglyphs are worn.

   • 2001, Georgia Lee, 18: Oceania, David S. Whitley (editor), Handbook of Rock Art Research, page 578,

     The islands of Tonga are not known for petroglyphs; however, one of the frontal stones of a langi called Mala'e Lahi on 'Uiha Island has one petroglyph of a human foot.

Derived terms

• petroglyphic
• petroglyphy

Translations

See also

• pictograph

Further reading

• petroglyph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

First attested in 1727. From French glyphe, from Ancient Greek ????? (gluph?, “carving”), from ????? (glúph?, “I carve, engrave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?f/
• Rhymes: -?f

Noun

glyph (plural glyphs)

1. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
   1. Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
2. Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.
3. (typography, computing) A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
4. (architecture) A vertical groove.

Synonyms

• (typography) sort

Derived terms

• geoglyph
• homoglyph

Related terms

• anaglyph
• hieroglyph
• petroglyph
• triglyph
• diglyph

Translations

See also

• ligature