A diagram that displays multivariate data. A good choice of glyph design can aid the recognition of complex similarities or distinctions in a set of data. A well-known example of an oilfield glyph is [..]

1727, "ornamental groove in sculpture or architecture," from French glyphe (1701), from Greek glyphe "a carving," from glyphein "to hollow out, cut out with a knife, engrave, [..]

written mark or sign that indicates the meaning of what is written, such as a letter or symbol.

any image used in a button or message box; also, a symbol (a diamond, a cross, a smiley face) with a feature that can vary (e.g. size, angle, color) to represent the value of a variable — used in grap [..]

Any graphic symbol not in the ASCII character set. [After IS 14651]

Picture/sign/symbol/letter used by the Egyptians in their hieroglyphs.

A visual representation of a textual element (letter, character, ideograph) made by any means: handwritten, inscribed, printed, electronically displayed, etc. In computing, the standard code for a cha [..]

Loosely, a letter or other character in a particular font. Technically, a single glyph may represent more than one letter: a ligature

An object or symbol for representing data values. Glyphs are generally a way of representing many data values and are sometimes called icons. A common glyph is the arrow, often chosen to represent vec [..]

(n) glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief

A symbol or character; in computer terminology, it refers to symbols or characters that can be printed by the computer.

The actual shape (bit pattern, outline) of a character image. For example, an italic "A" and a roman "A" are two different glyphs representing the same underlying character. Strictly speaking, any two images that differ in shape constitute different glyphs. In this usage, glyph is a synonym for character image, or simply image.

Short for Petroglyph. Gneiss A coarse-grained metamorphic rock characterized by banding and parallel alignment of minerals. Granary A small stone structure usually built into the side of a cliff that was used for storing food.

a symbol, such as on a public sign, that imparts information without words, especially a figure or character incised or in relief.