chronogram

English

Etymology

From chrono- +‎ -gram, from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + γράμμα (grámma, “writing”).

Noun

chronogram (plural chronograms)

1. A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged.
2. (genetics) A phylogenetic tree that has branch spans proportional to evolutionary time.

   Coordinate term: phylogram

Translations

a sentence or inscription in which specific letters, interpreted as numerals, stand for a particular date when rearranged

• Catalan: cronograma m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 紀年銘／纪年铭 (jìniánmíng)

• French: chronogramme (fr) m
• German: Chronogramm n
• Japanese: クロノグラム (kuronoguramu)
• Russian: хроногра́мма (ru) f (xronográmma)
• Spanish: cronograma (es) m