glyptographic (ˌɡlɪptəˈɡræfɪk) or glyptographical (ˌglyptoˈgraphical)
adjective
glyptography in American English
(ɡlɪpˈtɑɡrəfi)
noun
1.
the description or study of engraved gems or other stones
2. Also called: glyptics
the art or process of engraving on gems or the like
Derived forms
glyptographer
noun
glyptographic (ˌɡlɪptəˈɡræfɪk)
adjective
Word origin
[1790–1800; ‹ Gk glyptó(s) carved + -graphy]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backhanded, cannibalism, infiltration, silhouette, stereotype-graphy is a combining form denoting a process or form of drawing, writing, representing,recording, describing, etc., or an art or science concerned with such a process. Otherwords that use the affix -graphy include: biography, choreography, geography, orthography, photography