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Fifty years ago this weekend, scientists radioed a distant cluster of stars a pictogram using binary code.—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024 The Indus Valley people carved about 400 symbols into stone seals—some animal pictograms, others abstract shapes.—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024 Shigetaka Kurita’s icons were monochromatic pixel pictograms, which Nicolas Loufrani describes as incredibly smart and beautiful representations of concepts on a limited 12 x 12 dot canvas.—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024 Akkadian was written in cuneiform, a system invented by the Sumerians that involves engraving pictograms and symbols into clay with a reed stylus.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pictogram
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Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary picto- (from Latin pictus) + -gram
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