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For me, drum elements are like hieroglyphics - I think of a certain physical figure, and a little three-dimensional glyph will appear in my mind as I'm playing.
Neil Peart

Meaning of "glyph" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLYPH

From French glyphe, from Greek gluphē carving, from gluphein to carve.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GLYPH

glyph  [ɡlɪf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLYPH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glyph is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLYPH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

glyph

Glyph

In the context of typography, a glyph /ˈɡlɪf/ is an elemental symbol within an agreed set of symbols, intended to represent a readable character for the purposes of writing and thereby expressing thoughts, ideas and concepts. As such, Glyphs are considered to be unique marks that collectively add up to the spelling of a word, or otherwise contribute to a specific meaning of what is written, with that meaning dependent on cultural and social usage. For example, in most languages written in any variety of the Latin alphabet the dot on a lower-case "i" is not a glyph because it does not convey any distinction, and an i in which the dot has been accidentally omitted is still likely to be read as an "i". In Turkish, however, it is a glyph because that language has two distinct versions of the letter "i", with and without a dot. In Japanese syllabaries, a number of the characters are made up of more than one separate mark, but in general these separate marks are not glyphs because they have no meaning by themselves. However, in some cases, additional marks fulfill the role of diacritics, to differentiate distinct characters. Such additional marks constitute glyphs.

Definition of glyph in the English dictionary

The definition of glyph in the dictionary is a carved channel or groove, esp a vertical one as used on a Doric frieze. Other definition of glyph is any computer-generated character regarded in terms of its shape and bit pattern.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLYPH


aleph
ˈɑːlɪf
alif
ˈælɪf
anaglyph
ˈænəˌɡlɪf
Aycliffe
ˈeɪklɪf
bailiff
ˈbeɪlɪf
calif
ˈkeɪlɪf
caliph
ˈkeɪlɪf
cliff
klɪf
diaglyph
ˈdaɪəˌɡlɪf
hieroglyph
ˈhaɪərəɡlɪf
kalif
ˈkeɪlɪf
khalif
ˈkeɪlɪf
Northcliffe
ˈnɔːθklɪf
petroglyph
ˈpɛtrəˌɡlɪf
Radcliffe
ˈrædklɪf
spliff
splɪf
Sutcliffe
ˈsʌtˌklɪf
undercliff
ˈʌndəˌklɪf
Wickliffe
ˈwɪklɪf
Wycliffe
ˈwɪklɪf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLYPH

glycosylate
glycosylation
glycyl
Glyndebourne
glyoxaline
glyphic
glyphograph
glyphographer
glyphographic
glyphographical
glyphography
glyptal
glyptic
glyptics
glyptodont
glyptographer
glyptographic
glyptographical
glyptography
glyptotheca

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLYPH

autograph
chronograph
dendroglyph
diglyph
ditriglyph
graph
hippogryph
joseph
lithoglyph
mph
paragraph
ph
photoglyph
photograph
ralph
Randolph
seraph
telegraph
triglyph
triumph

Synonyms and antonyms of glyph in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glyph» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLYPH

Find out the translation of glyph to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glyph from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glyph» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

字形
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

glifo
570 millions of speakers

English

glyph
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्लिफ़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصورة الرمزية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Символ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glifo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্লিফের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glyphe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Glyph
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glyphe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グリフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

글리프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glyph
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

glyph
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எழுத்துமுறையானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लिफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kabartma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

glifo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

glifów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

символ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

simbol
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλυφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Than
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glyph
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glyph
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glyph

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLYPH»

The term «glyph» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.839 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLYPH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «glyph» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «glyph» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glyph

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2 QUOTES WITH «GLYPH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word glyph.
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Neil Peart
For me, drum elements are like hieroglyphics - I think of a certain physical figure, and a little three-dimensional glyph will appear in my mind as I'm playing.
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Zack Snyder
I heard one time that the Superman glyph is the second or third most recognizable symbol on Earth after the Christian cross.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLYPH»

Discover the use of glyph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glyph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Glyph-Breaker
Here is an interesting book.
Steven R. Fischer, 1997
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Core CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
1. 0.1. 0. glyph-orientation-horizontal. and. glyph-orientation-vertical. Properties. The glyph-orientation-horizontal and glyph-orientation-vertical properties proposed under CSS3 are designed to solve a common problem when formatting  ...
Keith Schengili-Roberts, 2004
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The Prehistoric Native American Art of Mud Glyph Cave
Amphisbaena Tongue— no representation in Mud Glyph Cave. Antlers— there are many probable antlers in the cave, but all are represented merely as lines coming out of the head. None is drawn as a clear antler comparable to those of ...
Charles H. Faulkner, 2005
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Mastery
Told through Robert Greene's signature blend of historical anecdote and psychological insight and drawing on interviews with world leaders, Mastery builds on the strategies outlined in The 48 Laws of Power to provide a practical guide to ...
Robert Greene, 2012
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Reading the Maya Glyphs
The breaking of the Maya code has completely changed our knowledge ofthis ancient civilization, and has revealed the Maya people's long andvivid history.
Michael D. Coe, Mark Van Stone, 2005
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The Glyph and the Gramophone: D.H. Lawrence's Religion
D.H. Lawrence's Religion Luke Ferretter Mark Knight, Emma Mason. Christianity. As he tells his sister in 1911, comforting her in the loss of her own Christian faith: Whatever name one gives Him, in worship we all strive towards the same God, ...
Luke Ferretter, Mark Knight, Emma Mason, 2013
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The God Glyph
Ron Sachse. lab would be used to act upon those thoughts and is to prove or disprove his theories. Xan led the boy to the new lab and with a little ) and guidance; Reo'il manufactured his own s - including a drill - so as not to alert the rest of ...
Ron Sachse, 2009
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The Ancient Maya
One glyph can also overlap or be conflated with another, or even be shrunk and placed inside another as an infix. There are over 800 identified and catalogued Maya glyphs, but the final number has yet to be determined. Some glyphs are ...
Robert J. Sharer, Loa P. Traxler, 2006
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Mesoamerica After the Decline of Teotihuacan, A.D. 700-900
My order will follow that of Figure 7, beginning with the glyphs in Building A, followed by those of Building B. In terminology, I have aimed for simple, descriptive nicknames (owl glyph, star enclosure), except in those instances where the ...
Richard A. Diehl, Janet Catherine Berlo, 1989
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Adobe InDesign CS3 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques
Creating Glyph Sets If you use certain glyphs frequently—for example, if you're working on a cookbook and need to access various fractions—you can save them as a glyph set for quick access. Glyph sets are saved with your copy of InDesign.
John Cruise, Kelly Kordes Anton, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLYPH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glyph is used in the context of the following news items.
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Literopolis: A Weekly Look at Portland Literary Events, June 13-19
... The Bear Deluxe will be honoring the nine winners of their poetry contest, seven of whom will be giving a reading of their work at Glyph Cafe. «GoLocalPDX, Jul 15»
2
Facebook Heralds Iconic Woman's Right Victory
designer I found something in the company glyph kit worth getting upset about. There in the middle of the photoshop file were two vectors that ... «Ricochet.com, Jul 15»
3
Facebook updates friend icon to reflect gender equality
She wrote that she noticed gender discrepancies in the “glyph kit” when she saw that the male icon was symmetrical but the woman had a chip ... «The Keene Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Facebook Inc Changes It's Friends Icon; Is All In For Gender Equality
Winner also stated that she discovered that the female glyph had a chip ... glyph is more prominent than what was found in the previous glyph. «Tech News Today, Jul 15»
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Why Facebook just changed its friends icon
Not long after taking a job at Facebook, Winner "found something in the company glyph kit worth getting upset about." She noticed that the icon ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
6
Facebook updates 'Friends' icon
She wrote that she noticed gender discrepancies in the “glyph kit” when saw that the male icon was symmetrical but the woman had a chip in ... «KTVU San Francisco, Jul 15»
7
5 Stories You Need to Know Today
Site Editor @blacktiles: Where's the glyph icon for Facebook patting itself on the back? How Uber could be making your pick-up a little ... «PSFK, Jul 15»
8
The Relevant's Graveyard
Plus much more, including 3,000 boxes containing the drawings for every glyph in every US Linotype font ever released. As an industry in ... «MyPrintResource.com, Jul 15»
9
Voxel-Based Sandbox MMO 'Trove' Officially Launching On Steam
Trove is currently available via the Glyph platform, the developer and publishers launcher for its games. The developer, Trion Worlds, is known ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Facebook makes subtle tweak to friends icon
She was looking at the individual glyphs that are used in the icon. While the male glyph has normal, rounded shoulders, the female glyph has a ... «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»

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