pictograph

pic·to·graph

noun \-ˌgraf\

Definition of PICTOGRAPH

1

: an ancient or prehistoric drawing or painting on a rock wall

2

: one of the symbols belonging to a pictorial graphic system

3

: a diagram representing statistical data by pictorial forms

— pic·to·graph·ic \ˌpik-tə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

Origin of PICTOGRAPH

Latin pictus + English -o- + -graph

First Known Use: 1851

Other Alphabet Terms

cuneiform, linear, minuscule, rune, symbology, wedge

Rhymes with PICTOGRAPH

allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, micrograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph