pictogram
English
Alternative forms
- pictogramme (rare)
Noun
pictogram (plural pictograms)
- A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.
Usage notes
Strictly speaking, a pictogram represents by illustration, an ideogram represents an idea, and a logogram represents a word. Casually, pictogram is used to represent all of these: it is a picture representing some concept.
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Translations
picture that represents a word or an idea
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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Noun
pictogram n (plural pictogrammen, diminutive pictogrammetje n)
Synonyms
- (icon): icoon