ideograms
(noun)
Written characters symbolizing an idea or entity without indicating the sounds used to say it.
Examples of ideograms in the following topics:
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Art in the Early Dynastic Period
- It was also during this period that the Egyptian writing system was further developed: Initially composed of a few symbols, by the end of the third dynasty, it had been expanded to include more than 200 symbols, both phonograms and ideograms.
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Identification of Chromosomes and Karyotypes
- To obtain a view of an individual's karyotype, cytologists photograph the chromosomes and then cut and paste each chromosome into a chart, or karyogram, also known as an ideogram.
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The Sumerians
- Initially, pictograms were used, followed by cuneiform, and then ideograms.