pic·to·graph

[pik-tuh-graf, -grahf]
noun
1.
a pictorial sign or symbol.
2.
a record consisting of pictorial symbols, as a prehistoric cave drawing or a graph or chart with symbolic figures representing a certain number of people, cars, factories, etc.

Origin:
1850–55; < Latin pict(us) painted (see picture) + -o- + -graph

pic·to·graph·ic [pik-tuh-graf-ik] , adjective
pic·to·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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pictograph (ˈpɪktəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a picture or symbol standing for a word or group of words, as in written Chinese
2.  a chart on which symbols are used to represent values, such as population levels or consumption
 
[C19: from Latin pictus, from pingere to paint]
 
pictographic
 
adj
 
pictography
 
n

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Word Origin & History

pictograph
"picture or symbol representing an idea," 1851, from L. pictus "painted" (see paint) + -graph. First used in ref. to Amer.Indian writing.
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pictograph definition


pictogram

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Example sentences
Rock art panel: a group of pictograph and/or petroglyph figures.
The teacher holds up a pictograph card and calls out the name of what is
  pictured.
Early explorers and pioneers also made petroglyphs pictograph: a picture
  representing a word or idea, a hieroglyph.
Be sure to show the students how to complete each type of graph by using a
  pictograph, bar graph, and line graph.
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