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glyph

noun
/ɡlɪf/

Etymology

First attested in 1727. Borrowed from French glyphe, from Ancient Greek γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carving”), from γλύφω (glúphō, “I carve, engrave”).

  1. derived from γλυφή — “carving”
  2. borrowed from glyphe

Definitions

  1. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.

  2. Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.

  3. A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.

    • The grid column header displays a sort glyph indicating an ascending or descending ordering.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A vertical groove.

    2. A land snail of the genus Glyphyalinia

    3. Any of various black-and-white noctuid moths with figural-like wing patterns, such as…

      Any of various black-and-white noctuid moths with figural-like wing patterns, such as those in Protodeltote, Deltote, and Maliattha.

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Derived

adermatoglyphia, aglyph, agriglyph, anaglyph, bioglyph, dendroglyph, dermatoglyph, diglyph, gallow glyph, geoglyph, glyphlike, glyphography, glyphomancy, hemiglyph, hieroglyph, hoboglyph, homoglyph, interglyph, lithoglyph, opisthoglyph, petroglyph, petrosomatoglyph, phytoglyphic, phytoglyphy, proteroglyph, solenoglyph, triglyph

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at glyph. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at glyph. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at glyph

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA