pictograph

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  1. noun A picture representing a word or idea; a hieroglyph.
  2. noun A record in hieroglyphic symbols.
  3. noun A pictorial representation of numerical data or relationships, especially a graph, but having each value represented by a proportional number of pictures.

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  • It was another pictograph, done in a different style. —  FSF,October2007
  • If your camera has a pictograph of a flower on it (most point-and-shoot cameras do) or your DSLR has a lens with the word macro on it this is a type of photo you can take! —  Gearlog
  • The ADA does not require the painted pictograph on the asphalt. —  Summit Daily News - Top Stories
  • The pictograph is a good idea, but it's not required. —  Summit Daily News - Top Stories
  • Why did the ADA give preference to the vertical sign instead of the pictograph on the asphalt? —  Summit Daily News - Top Stories
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  1. Latin pictus, past participle of pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots + -graph.

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  1. from Latin pictor, a painter, + Greek γράφειν, write.
 

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/ˈpɪktəgræf/
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