Associations to the word «Pictograph»

Wiktionary

PICTOGRAPH, noun. A picture that represents a word or an idea; a hieroglyph
PICTOGRAPH, noun. A graphic character
PICTOGRAPH, noun. A graph that represents numerical data using pictures.

Dictionary definition

PICTOGRAPH, noun. A graphic character used in picture writing.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats