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单词 petroglyph
释义

petroglyph

[ pe-truh-glif ]
/ ˈpɛ trəˌglɪf /

noun

a drawing or carving on rock, made by a member of a prehistoric people.
Also called petrograph.

Origin of petroglyph

From the French word pétroglyphe, dating back to 1865–70. See petro-1, glyph

OTHER WORDS FROM petroglyph

pet·ro·glyph·ic, adjectivepe·trog·ly·phy [pi-trog-luh-fee], /pɪˈtrɒg lə fi/, noun

Words nearby petroglyph

petrodiesel, petrodollar, petrodollars, petrog., petrogenesis, petroglyph, Petrograd, petrogram, petrograph, petrography, petrol
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Example sentences from the Web for petroglyph

  • The large figure on the right reminds us of the human form of the petroglyph at Nanaimo.

    The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley|Harlan Ingersoll Smith

British Dictionary definitions for petroglyph

petroglyph
/ (ˈpɛtrəˌɡlɪf) /

noun

a drawing or carving on rock, esp a prehistoric one

Word Origin for petroglyph

C19: via French from Greek petra stone + gluphē carving
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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