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pic·to·gram

[pik-tuh-gram] Pronunciation Key

–noun

pictograph.

[Origin: 1960–65; < L pict(us) painted (see picture) + -o- + -gram¹

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pic·to·gram (pĭk'tə-grām') Pronunciation Key
n. See pictograph.

[Latin pictus, past participle of pingere, to paint; see pictograph + -gram.]

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pic·to·graph (pĭk'tə-grāf') Pronunciation Key
n. In all senses also called pictogram.

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

[Latin pictus, past participle of pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots + -graph.]

pic'to·graph'ic adj., pic'to·graph'i·cal·ly adv., pic·tog'ra·phy (pĭk-tŏg'rə-fē) n.

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(Or "pictograph") A symbol which is a picture that represents an object or concept, e.g. a picture of an envelope used to represent an e-mail message.
Pictograms are common in everyday life, e.g. signs in public places or roads, whereas the term "icon" is specific to interfaces on computers or other electronic devices.
Compare: ideogram.
(2005-04-05)

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