Meaning of Glyph | Babel Free

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1. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
2. Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
3. Any non-verbal symbol that imparts information.
4. A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.
5. A vertical groove.
6. A land snail of the genus Glyphyalinia
7. 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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“human figures carved on the obverse and the reverse, and glyphs on the other faces. Slab-stelæ, on the other hand, are shorter and most of them bear⟳ inscriptions only on the reverse. Frequently associated with these stelæ are smaller monoliths known as "altars," which vary⟳ greatly in size, shape⟳, and decoration, some bearing glyphs and others being without them.”

“The grid column header displays a sort⟳ glyph indicating an ascending or descending ordering.”

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