iconographic

adjective

icon·​o·​graph·​ic (ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈgra-fik 

variants or iconographical

(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 

1

: of or relating to iconography

2

: representing something by pictures or diagrams

iconographically

(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of iconographic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024

One of India’s leading contemporary artists, Singh (born 1937 in Baranagar) is renowned for her bold, figurative paintings—a distinct visual language rich in color, iconographic depth, and deep narrative. —Nargess Banks, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025

Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024

And unlike the cylinder seals, the hundreds of iconographic signs attributed to proto-cuneiform have only ever been found on tablets in southern Iraq. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French iconographique, borrowed from New Latin īconographicus, from Late Latin īconographia "making of images, iconography" + Latin -icus -ic entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for iconographic

• angiographic
• choreographic
• chromatographic
• historiographic
• ideographic
• idiographic
• metallographic
• oceanographic
• physiographic
• polarographic
• radiographic
• roentgenographic