glyph

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɡlɪf/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glif )


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
glyph  (glif ),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a pictograph or hieroglyph.
  2. a sculptured figure or relief carving.
  3. [Archit.]an ornamental channel or groove.
  • Greek glyph(é̄) carving, derivative of glýphein to hollow out
  • 1720–30
glyph′ic, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glyph /ɡlɪf/ n
  1. a carved channel or groove, esp a vertical one as used on a Doric frieze
  2. rare
    another word for hieroglyphic
Etymology: 18th Century: from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē carving, from gluphein to carveˈglyphic adj
'glyph' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
triglyph - anaglyph - dermatoglyphics - interglyph - paraglyph printing - petroglyph

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