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Meaning of "petroglyphic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PETROGLYPHIC

petroglyphic  [ˌpɛtrəˈɡlɪfɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETROGLYPHIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petroglyphic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PETROGLYPHIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of petroglyphic in the English dictionary

The definition of petroglyphic in the dictionary is relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PETROGLYPHIC


anaglyphic
ˌænəˈɡlɪfɪk
coelanaglyphic
siːˌlænəˈɡlɪfɪk
dermatoglyphic
ˌdɜːmətəˈɡlɪfɪk
ditriglyphic
ˌdaɪtraɪˈɡlɪfɪk
glyphic
ˈɡlɪfɪk
hieroglyphic
ˌhaɪərəˈɡlɪfɪk
honorific
ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk
horrific
hɒˈrɪfɪk
intraspecific
ˌɪntrəspəˈsɪfɪk
mellific
mɪˈlɪfɪk
nonspecific
ˌnɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk
pacific
pəˈsɪfɪk
photoglyphic
ˌfəʊtəˈɡlɪfɪk
prolific
prəˈlɪfɪk
scientific
ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk
specific
spɪˈsɪfɪk
terrific
təˈrɪfɪk
triglyphic
traɪˈɡlɪfɪk
unprolific
ˌʌnprəˈlɪfɪk
unspecific
ˌʌnspɪˈsɪfɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETROGLYPHIC

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETROGLYPHIC

bibliographic
catastrophic
chromatographic
crystallographic
demographic
edaphic
electrocardiographic
ethnographic
geographic
graphic
holographic
hydrographic
orthographic
photographic
pornographic
radiographic
reprographic
Sapphic
topographic
typographic

Synonyms and antonyms of petroglyphic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «petroglyphic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETROGLYPHIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

petroglyphic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rupestre
570 millions of speakers

English

petroglyphic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

petroglyphic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

petroglyphic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наскальная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

petroglyphic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

petroglyphic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pétroglyphe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petroglif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

petroglyphic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

petroglyphic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

petroglyphic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Petroglyphic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

petroglyphic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

petroglyphic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Petroglyphic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

petroglyphic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

petroglyphic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

petroglyphic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наскальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

petroglyphic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

petroglyphic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

petroglyphic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

petroglyphic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

petroglyphic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petroglyphic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROGLYPHIC»

The term «petroglyphic» is used very little and occupies the 191.275 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROGLYPHIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «petroglyphic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «petroglyphic» 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 petroglyphic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETROGLYPHIC»

Discover the use of petroglyphic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petroglyphic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Deer Goddess of Ancient Siberia: A Study in the Ecology ...
While it is possible that the most important petroglyphic complexes have been recorded, every year brings the discovery of yet more sites containing new material : material capable of upsetting carefully constructed understandings of ...
Esther Jacobson, 1993
2
Archaeoastronomy in the New World: American Primitive ...
THE NORTH MEXICAN PETROGLYPHIC COUNTS Two petroglyphic motifs are especially relevant to this discussion, since they employ separately the two symbols which are later combined to form the Classical bar-and- dot notations.
Anthony F. Aveni, 1982
3
Dialogues in Cuban Archaeology
Harrington recorded these petroglyphic discoveries in his 1921 two-volume publication, Cuba Before Columbus, which documents his extensive research in eastern Cuba in 1915 and 1916, as well as his preliminary study in 1919 of Pinar del ...
L. Antonio Curet, Shannon Lee Dawdy, Gabino La Rosa Corzo, 2005
4
Native American Mathematics
All three of these types of dot configurations delineate forms or textures, and lead to the conclusion that some petroglyphic dots are non-numerical. Tally "counting" can also be found in similarly ambiguous contexts. One such case is a stylized ...
Michael P. Closs, 2010
5
Composers in the Classroom: A Bio-Bibliography of Composers ...
127d, 1995'? “Kievo Pecherskaya Lavra, " op. 131, pipe org, 1996. Petroglyphic Fantasy and Fugue, op. 16?, pipe org, 2005. Piano Partita for Harpsichord or Piano, op. 3, 1959—65. See Hpd. Sonata (No. I ) for Piano, "Romantic," op. 4, 1960.
James Michael Floyd, 2011
6
A Companion to Rock Art
This unique guide provides an artistic and archaeological journey deep into human history, exploring the petroglyphic and pictographic forms of rock art produced by the earliest humans to contemporary peoples around the world.
Jo McDonald, Peter Veth, 2012
7
Meditations with the Hopi
It is a composite of the mystical expression of Hopi thought and the historical record of how the Hopi came to be over thousands of years. It is presented in the four successive emergences from the earth. A petroglyphic record on a huge slab of ...
Robert Boissiere, 1986
8
The Golden Deer of Eurasia: Perspectives on the Steppe ...
... from the Late Bronze to Early Iron Age. While the deer of full Bronze Age petroglyphic panels are integrated into psychologically charged narrative scenes, deer imagery of the deer stones and related images from petroglyphic sites have  ...
Joan Aruz, Ann Farkas, Elisabetta Valtz Fino, 2006
9
Ancient Cataclysms Which Changed Earth's Surface
There he made copies of pictographic and petroglyphic chronograms he found on rocks and cliffs and when he returned to Iceland he found a man who could decypher them as easily as we read the daily papers. So he remained in Iceland  ...
Karl H. Isselstein, 1996
10
Prehistoric Rock Art of Nevada and Eastern California
The present work is an attempt to make available to the interested public the known facts of the petroglyphic art of the prehistoric occupants of one part of the arid interior plateau of western North America. For the reader's general interest we ...
Robert Fleming Heizer, Martin A. Baumhoff, 1962

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETROGLYPHIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petroglyphic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Median Art Committee to meet on Tuesday, 4:30 pm
The Committee will have a discussion of petroglyphs vs. petroglyphic artwork. Special guests Howard Laire and Ray Hunter, both familiar with ... «Ridgecrest Daily Independent, May 15»
2
Median Art Committee discusses art for medians
The sculpture is petroglyphic in style, but also suggests the historic heritage of NAWCWD. Called AtlatlWinder, it fuses a hand holding an atlatl ... «Ridgecrest Daily Independent, Apr 15»
3
Median will have petroglyph art only
“I think there are other icons of our community heritage that are not necessarily petroglyphic that would add interest. They would add a little ... «Ridgecrest Daily Independent, Mar 15»
4
Dispatches from Skip Gorman's Audioblog: Slumming down China …
The petroglyphic theme is a challenging one, and maintaining a consistency of format and character will be demanding. Along with all that, the ... «Ridgecrest Daily Independent, Feb 15»
5
Annual Summer Solstice Sunset Event at Parowan Gap
Solar Engineer Morris who has studied and researched petroglyphic writings throughout the mountain west including the Parowan Gap, will ... «KCSG, Jun 14»
6
The writing is on the wall for Fujairah's graffiti artists
... and if it was in keeping with the traditions of local petroglyphic art. I, like many others, rather like looking at rocks to see if I can find an ancient, ... «The National, Jan 14»
7
SURFACE TREATMENT: Myths, incantations and praises
A faux petroglyphic style, possibly recalling an actual prehistoric site in the Baja, was used to present the myth of the creator brothers. Sayeg's ... «Monitor, Jul 13»
8
Experts back Golden Mountains of Altai as World Heritage site
... natural criterion in 1998, and another World Cultural Heritage site - the petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolia Altai - is located near it. «Xinhua, Jul 13»
9
Study the sun like ancient cultures did; Parowan Gap summer …
Solar engineer Nal Morris, who has studied and researched petroglyphic writings throughout the western United States, including the Parowan ... «Dixie Press Online, Jun 13»
10
Cea mai scumpă vacanţă din lume: 962 de destinaţii în doi ani
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai Montenegro Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor Durmitor National Park Morocco «Adevărul, Mar 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Petroglyphic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/petroglyphic>. May 2024 ».
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