glyph
a pictograph or hieroglyph.
a sculptured figure or relief carving.
Architecture. an ornamental channel or groove.
Origin of glyph
1Other words from glyph
- glyphic, adjective
Words Nearby glyph
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How to use glyph in a sentence
But the month is not Cumhu nor is it Pop, but it is undoubtedly the glyph for the five supplementary days, Uayeb.
Was the Beginning Day of the Maya Month Numbered Zero (or Twenty) or One? | Charles P. BowditchThe glyph which takes the place of the number is the same as that which has just been found before Yax.
Was the Beginning Day of the Maya Month Numbered Zero (or Twenty) or One? | Charles P. BowditchIt would seem, therefore, that the glyph for Mol had been carved in error for that of Chen.
Was the Beginning Day of the Maya Month Numbered Zero (or Twenty) or One? | Charles P. BowditchThis, I think, is clear, although the Xul glyph is not exactly like the other glyphs of this month.
Was the Beginning Day of the Maya Month Numbered Zero (or Twenty) or One? | Charles P. BowditchThe form of the number glyph cannot fail to recall that of the similar glyphs in the Dresden Codex.
Was the Beginning Day of the Maya Month Numbered Zero (or Twenty) or One? | Charles P. Bowditch
British Dictionary definitions for glyph
/ (ɡlɪf) /
a carved channel or groove, esp a vertical one as used on a Doric frieze
rare another word for hieroglyphic
any computer-generated character regarded in terms of its shape and bit pattern
Origin of glyph
1Derived forms of glyph
- glyphic, adjective
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