petroglyph — An image or symbol carved or scratched into a rock surface, especially one made by prehistoric people.
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: An image or symbol carved or scratched into a rock surface, especially one made by prehistoric people.
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpɛt.roʊˌɡlɪf/
Example Sentences
- The petroglyphs on the cave wall showed hunters chasing a mammoth.
- My little brother tried to make a 'petroglyph' by scratching his name on our apartment wall, but Mom didn't think it was ancient art.
- Tourists come from all over the world to see the petroglyphs in the desert canyon.
petroglyph
NOUN[/ˈpɛt.roʊˌɡlɪf/]
An image or symbol carved or scratched into a rock surface, especially one made by prehistoric people.
Ancient people carved a petroglyph of a hunt onto the cave wall.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Greek petra (rock) + glyphein (to carve), literally meaning 'something carved into rock'.
Breakdown
petro- (rock) + -glyph (carving)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The petroglyphs on the cave wall showed hunters chasing a mammoth.”
“My little brother tried to make a 'petroglyph' by scratching his name on our apartment wall, but Mom didn't think it was ancient art.”
“Tourists come from all over the world to see the petroglyphs in the desert canyon.”
“Some petroglyphs are so old that no one knows exactly what message they were meant to send.”
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