ideogram (redirected from Ideograms)

id·e·o·gram  (d--grm, d-)

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 @.

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ide·o·gram·matic (-gr-mtk) adj.

ide·o·gram·mati·cal·ly adv.

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ideogram [ˈɪdɪəʊˌgræm], ideograph [ˈɪdɪəʊˌgrɑːf -ˌgræf]

n

1. (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 it

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any graphic sign or symbol, such as %, @, &, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ideogram - a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it; "Chinese characters are ideograms" ideograph grapheme, 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

Translations

ideogram [ˈɪdɪəgræm] N → ideograma m

ideogram [ˈɪdiəgræm] n

→ idéogramme m

ideogram, ideograph

n → Ideogramm nt

ideogram [ˈɪdɪəʊˌgræm] ideograph [ˌɪdɪˈɒgrəf] n → ideogramma m

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ideogram [ˈɪdɪəʊˌgræm] ideograph [ˌɪdɪˈɒgrəf] n → ideogramma m