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ideogram
id·e·o·gram I0020900 (ĭd′ē-ə-grăm′, ī′dē-)n.1. A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for "no parking" or "parking prohibited." Also called ideograph.2. See logogram.3. A graphic symbol, such as &, $, or @. id′e·o·gram·mat′ic (-grə-măt′ĭk) adj.id′e·o·gram·mat′i·cal·ly adv.ideogram (ˈɪdɪəʊˌɡræm) or ideographn1. (Linguistics) a sign or symbol, used in such writing systems as those of China or Japan, that directly represents a concept, idea, or thing rather than a word or set of words for it2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any graphic sign or symbol, such as %, @, &, etcid•e•o•gram (ˈɪd i əˌgræm, ˈaɪ di-) n. 1. a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound. 2. logogram. [1830–40] ideogramA pictorial system used in a writing system to represent an entity or an idea. Ideograms are also called ideographs.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ideogram - a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it; "Chinese characters are ideograms"ideographgrapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"logogram, logograph - a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese"radical - a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram | Translationsideogram
ideogramAn expression of an idea in a graphic element. From the Greek "idea" + "write." See icon and emoticon.ideogram
ideogram A graphics representation of the G banding pattern of a CHROMOSOME.ideogram
Synonyms for ideogramnoun a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say itSynonymsRelated Words- grapheme
- graphic symbol
- character
- logogram
- logograph
- radical
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