pictograph

noun

pic·to·graph | \ ˈpik-tə-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

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They were then shown an intentionally ambiguous image—in this case, a Chinese pictograph. — Alexandra Sifferlin, Time, "Here’s Why You Get Hangry, According to Science," 11 June 2018 Petroglyphs are pecked, engraved or polished designs on rock; pictographs are painted or drawn designs on rock. 60. — azcentral, "From climate to fry bread, 125 reasons to love Arizona," 15 May 2015 The mural's diamonds, pinwheels, cubes and pictographs suggest a freestyle Native American rug, its trails of dripping ink like loose, dangling threads. — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, "For Nathan Hayden at CB1 Gallery, the smaller the canvas, the bigger the effect," 13 Mar. 2018 Roche-a-Cri State Park, Friendship This park in central Wisconsin protects one of the only spots in the state for the public to see petroglyphs and pictographs. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "5 Wisconsin state parks with bargain rates for campers this summer," 1 Mar. 2018 Occasionally, two or three of Baras’ roughly hewn pictographs on burlap, wood and canvas appear to be shouting across the gallery. — David Pagel, latimes.com, "How Yevgeniya Baras' pictographs carry a language all their own," 5 Feb. 2018 As the 4,000-year-old pictographs still visible along its steep canyon walls attest, it is saturated in history. — Stephen Harrigan, New York Times, "An Unconventional History of Texas, From a Writer With the State in His Veins," 5 Jan. 2018 At Flag Point in southern Utah, for example, Native Americans chiseled pictographs of three-toed footprints, inspired by dinosaur tracks in the surrounding Jurassic rock. — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, "What Makes a Dinosaur a Dinosaur?," 8 Dec. 2017 The mound also has ancient petroglyphs and pictographs scrawled into its tan rock base. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "13 places to see fall colors from up high in Wisconsin," 28 Sep. 2017

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