glyph

[计] 符号, 点符

发音

US /ɡlɪf/
AU /ɡlɪf/

词形变化

glyphs 复数 glyphs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.

    字形

    字体

  2. 2.

    A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.

    Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.

  3. 3.

    Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.

  4. 4.

    A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.

    计算机 工程 数学 媒体 印刷

    The grid column header displays a sort glyph indicating an ascending or descending ordering.

  5. 5.

    A vertical groove.

    建筑
  6. 6.

    A land snail of the genus Glyphyalinia

  7. 7.

    Any of various black-and-white noctuid moths with figural-like wing patterns, such as those in Protodeltote, Deltote, and Maliattha.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

glyptography

相关短语

gallow glyph

词源

First attested in 1727. Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”), from γλύφω (glúphō, “I carve, engrave”).

来源：wiktionary