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pic·to·graph    Audio Help   (pĭk'tə-grāf')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   In all senses also called pictogram.
  1. A picture representing a word or idea; a hieroglyph.
  2. A record in hieroglyphic symbols.
  3. 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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