1. a picture or symbol representing a word, phrase, or idea
2. a chart or graph that uses pictures or symbols to represent data
3. an ancient drawing or painting on rock
Usage: archaeology

Examples

• The ancient cave contained pictographs of animals and hunters.
• Egyptian hieroglyphs are examples of pictographs used in writing.
• The teacher used a pictograph to show how many students preferred each type of pizza.
• Each symbol in the pictograph represented ten cars sold that month.
• Native American pictographs can be found on cliff walls throughout the Southwest.
• The pictograph made it easy for young children to understand the survey results.