glyph Definition
glyph (glif)
noun
- a pictograph or other symbolic character or sign, esp. when cut into a surface or carved in relief
- Archit. a vertical channel or groove
Etymology: Gr glyphē, a carving < glyphein, to carve, cut < IE base *gleubh- > cleave
glyph Related Forms
glyph′ic adjective
glyph Usage Examples
Converse of object
- indicate: It can be added to the other code values to indicate an invisible glyph.
- contain: Some digital fonts can contain the same glyphs arranged in a different order.
- display: The ' Map center shape ' drop-down list in the Preferences form does not display the shape glyphs.
- use: A font is a collection of glyphs usually used to display text.
- have: Fig 12 The blast sequence display for protein blast hits has a third glyph for the similarities between the amino acids shown in white.
Preposition: at
glyphindex: Parameters: glyphIndex - the index into this GlyphVector Returns: an AffineTransform that is the transform of the glyph at the specified glyphIndex.
Adjective modifier
- Mayan: The Mayan Glyphs are stunning... a true work of art.
- planetary: I have a set of " planetary glyphs, " tokens inscribed with various planetary etchings.
- elaborate: Construct a nearly hours in the elaborate glyphs of.
- Egyptian: For the first ports to gain the second in egyptian glyphs.
- single: You can also specify a character code of a single glyph using the code command.
- different: At the top you would see lots of pictures from different glyphs.
Modifies a noun
- index: The mask font defaults to the source font, and the mask glyph index defaults to the source glyph index.
- representation: TrueType contains a hierarchical set of tables and glyph representations.
- position: This method is used for convenience and performance when processing glyph positions.
- name: How are PostScript glyph names related to UCS codes?
Noun used with modifier
- font: OPTIONS - p n Sets the font glyph padding.
- character: Multiple characters may map to a single character glyph.
Preposition: in
font: Most users are familiar with the idea of using point size to specify the size of glyphs in a font.
Preposition: for
character: It is followed by filler glyphs for the remaining characters.
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