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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PETROGLYPH

Via French from Greek petra stone + gluphē carving.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PETROGLYPH

petroglyph  [ˈpɛtrəˌɡlɪf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETROGLYPH

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petroglyph 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 PETROGLYPH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

petroglyph

Petroglyph

Petroglyphs are pictogram and logogram images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, and abrading. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions of the technique to refer to such images. Petroglyphs are found world-wide, and are often associated with prehistoric peoples. The word comes from the Greek words petro-, theme of the word "petra" meaning "stone", and glyphein meaning "to carve", and was originally coined in French as pétroglyphe. The term petroglyph should not be confused with petrograph, which is an image drawn or painted on a rock face. Both types of image belong to the wider and more general category of rock art or parietal art. Petroforms, or patterns and shapes made by many large rocks and boulders over the ground, are also quite different. Inukshuks are also unique, and found only in the Arctic.

Definition of petroglyph in the English dictionary

The definition of petroglyph in the dictionary is a drawing or carving on rock, esp a prehistoric one.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PETROGLYPH


anaglyph
ˈænəˌɡlɪf
dendroglyph
ˈdɛndrəʊˌɡlɪf
diaglyph
ˈdaɪəˌɡlɪf
diglyph
ˈdaɪˌɡlɪf
ditriglyph
daɪˈtraɪˌɡlɪf
gliff
ɡlɪf
glyph
ɡlɪf
hieroglyph
ˈhaɪərəɡlɪf
lithoglyph
ˈlɪθəˌɡlɪf
photoglyph
ˈfəʊtəʊˌɡlɪf
triglyph
ˈtraɪˌɡlɪf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETROGLYPH

petrochemicals
petrochemist
petrochemistry
petrocurrency
petrodollar
petrodollars
petrog.
petrogenesis
petrogenetic
petrogeny
petroglyphic
petroglyphy
Petrograd
petrogram
petrographer
petrographic
petrographical
petrographically
petrography
petrol

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETROGLYPH

autograph
chronograph
graph
Guelph
hippogryph
joseph
lymph
monograph
morph
mph
nymph
paragraph
ph
photograph
ralph
Randolph
Saint Joseph
seraph
telegraph
triumph

Synonyms and antonyms of petroglyph in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «petroglyph» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETROGLYPH

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

Translator English - Chinese

岩石雕刻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

petroglifo
570 millions of speakers

English

petroglyph
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Petroglyph
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النحت على الصخر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

петроглифы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

petroglyph
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

petroglyph
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pétroglyphe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petroglyph
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

petroglyph
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

岩面彫刻
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암석 조각
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Petroglyph
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Petroglyph
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

petroglyph
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेटग्लिफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

petroglyph
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

petroglifo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

petroglyph
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

петрогліфи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Petroglyph
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

petroglyph
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

petrogliefenlocatie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

petroglyph
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Petroglyph
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petroglyph

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROGLYPH»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROGLYPH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETROGLYPH»

Discover the use of petroglyph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petroglyph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Petroglyph National Monument
At Petroglyph National Monument. these timeless images surrounded by everyday elements — rocks. flowers. birdsong — speak eloquently of a civilization intensely aware of the natural world Pueblo people made most of these petroglyphs ...
Susan Lamb, Ron Foreman, 1993
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Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico: Summary : Final ...
This document is a summary of the Final General Management Plan / Development Concept Plan / Environmental Impact Statement for Petroglyph National Monument — hereafter referred to as the Final Management Plan in this document.
‎1996
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Petroglyph Beach
E. Russell Smith. Publisher's Foreword I met Russell about two years ago when he joined the online writing community, The Write Idea (www.helenwhittaker.net/ phpBB2) . It didn't take very long for writers there to realise that he is an absolute  ...
E. Russell Smith, 2012
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Prehistoric Rock Art of Nevada and Eastern California
Key map showing location of Nevada petroglyph sites 10 2. Petroglyph sites east of Fallon, Nevada 19 3. Petroglyph sites in the Walker River-Carson Sink area, Nevada 22 4. Petroglyph site at Allen Springs (Ch-57) 24 5. Petroglyph site at ...
Robert Fleming Heizer, Martin A. Baumhoff, 1962
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Picture Rocks: American Indian Rock Art in the Northeast ...
Rock ledge with Gardner petroglyph, North Kingston, Rhode 154 Island 123. Gardner handprint petroglyph 155 124. Atlatl weight (obverse side), Warren, Rhode Island 1 55 125. Atlatl weight (reverse side), Warren 156 126. Soapstone bowl ...
Edward J. Lenik, 2002
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Technology of the Gods: The Incredible Sciences of the Ancients
The temple is richly decorated with inscriptions and hieroglyphics. Probably most interesting to me was an incised petroglyph in the room designated No. XVII that depicts a strikingly unusual scene with what appear to be electrical objects.
David Hatcher Childress, 2000
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Picture-writing of the American Indians
Petroglyph at Millslmro, Pennsylvania Ill 76. Petroglyph* near Laytou, Pennsylvania 112 77-78. Glyphs in Fayette county, Pennsylvania 112-113 79. Petroglyphs iu Roberts county, South Dakota 114 80. Petroglyphs near El Paso, Texas 1 16 ...
Garrick Mallery, 1893
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Odyssey of the Pueblo Indians: An Introduction to Pueblo ...
SHAMAN AT PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. The association of shamen, kachinas, and role playing of deities in the eleventh century lead to other, more complex, issues. The petroglyph below ...
William M. Eaton, 2002
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Pauline Frommer's Hawaii
these are petroglyph fields, where Hawaiians carved enduring images and designs in smooth pahoehoe lava. Historical Sights Where you find one petroglyph, you usually find many more, not unlike graffiti. The most extensive accumulation of ...
David Thompson, Lesa M. Griffith, Joan Conrow, 2006
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Making Pictures in Stone: American Indian Rock Art of the ...
Falls of the Potomac in Montgomery County, Maryland. The petroglyph site is located within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and has been given the Maryland site number 18Mo134. The single image was carved into ...
Edward J. Lenik, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETROGLYPH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petroglyph is used in the context of the following news items.
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Petroglyph-covered rock moved to county park
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A 7,000-pound boulder covered with petroglyphs is the newest addition to Canyon County's Celebration Park. The Idaho ... «KSL.com, Jul 15»
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7000-pound rock relocated to Celebration Park to become historic …
Specialists say the ancient petroglyph is the only one of its kind found in Idaho. Its importance comes from its uniqueness and unknown origin. «KBOI-TV, Jul 15»
3
Discovering Little Petroglyph Canyon
I can't believe I lived in Kern County more than 20 years before I toured the Little Petroglyph Canyon on the China Lake Naval Weapons base. «The Bakersfield Californian, Jul 15»
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'Talking Stone: Rock Art of the Cocos'
Press Release – The world-class rock art found in the Coso Mountain Range ranks as one of the most important and impressive petroglyph ... «Sierra Wave, Jul 15»
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Ancient stone with mysterious history lands at Celebration Park
The dominant petroglyph motif is cupules, which are hemispheric pits ground into the stone's surface with another stone. The reasoning behind ... «Idaho Press-Tribune, Jul 15»
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Española Girls' Title Hopes Dashed
Two Softball District 1 champions, the Española Majors and Team Fuchsia, left Española this past weekend to Petroglyph Little League in ... «Rio Grande Sun, Jul 15»
7
New Mexico, July 13 and 14
On Tuesday, July 14, we walked two trails at the Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, NM. There are more than 20,000 prehistoric and ... «ArtfixDaily, Jul 15»
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Council OKs Purple Heart City designation
Approved a site plan for a Taco Cabana restaurant in the Petroglyph Medical Plaza on Unser Boulevard. Voted 4-2 to allow governing body ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
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Lava Beds National Monument Ranger-guided Interpretive Programs
n 9 a.m. — Canvas of Stone — Join staff at Petroglyph Point and learn of its unique geologic history and significance to people of the past and ... «Herald and News, Jul 15»
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Balding cat may have allergies
... Santa Fe (505-792-5131). He cares for the medical needs of pets at the Petroglyph Animal Hospital in Albuquerque (898-8874). Question? «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»

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