pictogram

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/ˈpɪk.tə.ɡɹæm/

noun

A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.

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pictographhieroglyph
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Meanings

nounpictogram (plural pictograms)

plural pictograms · alternative pictogramme

  1. A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.

    Synonyms: pictograph, hieroglyph

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.

Similar
pictographhieroglyph
Also see
pictographwriting

Origin

From Latin pictus + -o- + -gram.

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Translations

Bulgarian пиктограма
  • пиктограма (piktograma)picture that represents a word or an idea
Catalan pictograma
  • pictogramapicture that represents a word or an idea
Chinese Mandarin 象形
  • 象形 (xiàngxíng)picture that represents a word or an idea
Danish piktogram
  • piktogrampicture that represents a word or an idea
Dutch pictogram
  • pictogrampicture that represents a word or an idea
Estonian piktogramm
  • piktogrammpicture that represents a word or an idea
Finnish piktogrammi, kuvamerkki
  • piktogrammipicture that represents a word or an idea
  • kuvamerkkipicture that represents a word or an idea
French pictogramme
  • pictogrammepicture that represents a word or an idea
German Piktogramm
  • Piktogrammpicture that represents a word or an idea
Greek εικονόγραμμα, εικονοσύμβολο
  • εικονόγραμμα (eikonógramma)picture that represents a word or an idea
  • εικονοσύμβολο (eikonosýmvolo)picture that represents a word or an idea
Hungarian piktogram
  • piktogrampicture that represents a word or an idea
Indonesian piktogram
  • piktogrampicture that represents a word or an idea
Italian pittogramma
  • pittogrammapicture that represents a word or an idea
Japanese 象形, ピクトグラム
  • 象形 (shōkei)picture that represents a word or an idea
  • ピクトグラム (pikutoguramu)picture that represents a word or an idea
Korean 상형, 픽토그램
  • 상형 (sanghyeong)picture that represents a word or an idea
  • 픽토그램 (piktogeuraem)picture that represents a word or an idea
Lithuanian piktograma
  • piktogramapicture that represents a word or an idea
Norwegian Bokmål piktogram
  • piktogrampicture that represents a word or an idea
Polish piktogram
  • piktogrampicture that represents a word or an idea
Portuguese pictograma
  • pictogramapicture that represents a word or an idea
Russian пиктогра́мма
  • пиктогра́мма (piktográmma)picture that represents a word or an idea
Spanish pictograma
  • pictogramapicture that represents a word or an idea
Swedish piktogram
  • piktogrampicture that represents a word or an idea
Turkish resim yazı, resimli çizenek
  • resim yazıpicture that represents a word or an idea
  • resimli çizenekpicture that represents a word or an idea
Cite this entry
APA

pictogram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictogram

MLA

“pictogram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictogram. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pictogram,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictogram.

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