pictogram

noun

pic·​to·​gram ˈpik-tə-ˌgram How to pronounce pictogram (audio)

Examples of pictogram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The political history of the Olympic pictogram by Kim Hew-Low This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 Each card has a point value and a pictogram that tells you which tiles on the board the card affects relative to its position. Ash Parrish, The Verge, 26 Feb. 2024 Even a page with some lousy pictograms and mangled text that reads like it's been run through a translation tool three or four times would have been helpful. Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023 The characters do sometimes speak, but in a language of pictograms—images of images that, in Zsako’s hands, convey emotions more efficiently than most text. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for pictogram 

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Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary picto- (from Latin pictus) + -gram

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pictogram was in 1884

Dictionary Entries Near pictogram

Cite this Entry

“Pictogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pictogram. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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pictogram

noun
pic·​to·​gram ˈpik-tə-ˌgram How to pronounce pictogram (audio)

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