glyph

glyph
[glɪf]
noun
  1. a hieroglyphic character or symbol; a pictograph
    象形文字(或符号)
    flanges painted with esoteric glyphs.
    绘有深奥的象形文字的翼缘。
    ■strictly, a sculptured symbol (e.g. as forming the ancient Mayan writing system)
    (严格说来)雕刻的符号(如构成古代玛雅人的书写系统的符号)
    ■(Computing)a small graphic symbol
    (计算机)(小的)图示符
  2. (Architecture)an ornamental carved groove or channel, as on a Greek frieze
    (建筑)(如希腊式建筑壁缘上的)束腰竖沟,竖面浅槽饰,竖沟装饰
派生
glyphic
adjective
语源
  1. late 18th cent. (in sense 2): from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē 'carving'
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