English words for 'The study of hieroglyphics.'
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noun
- writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
- Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.
- a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
- (by extension) Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol.
- (chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds, often as a rebus.
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verb
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- Initialism of Cretan Hieroglyphic.
- (set theory) Initialism of continuum hypothesis.
- (medicine) Initialism of cluster headache.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of cargo helicopter.
- Initialism of central heating.
- (Commonwealth, postnominal) Initialism of companion of honour.
- (nautical) Abbreviation of heavy cruiser.
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- a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
- (historical) A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs.
adj
- associated with the priesthood or priests
- adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
- written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing
- (art) Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
- Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
- Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
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- an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
- (anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
- An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
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- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol trainer (“a trainer that is also a patrol aircraft”).
- Initialism of personal trainer.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapist.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapy.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of patrol torpedo.
- Initialism of public transport or public transit.
- (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin time.
- (law) Initialism of parenting time.
- (slang) Initialism of prick tease.
- Initialism of physical training.
- (music) Initialism of passing tone.
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- (Egyptology, hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
- (firearms) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
- (architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
- (cartography) A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
- (firearms) A gunner's bag for ammunition.
- (military) A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- (cooking) A parchment disc placed on top of food to limit evaporation, or to prevent a skin forming on soups and stews.
- (firearms) A paper cartridge.
- a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
noun
- (historical) A sciagraph.
- A machine used in gravure printing
- (historical) An instrument for the reproduction at a distance of pictures, maps, etc., by means of electricity.
- (historical) A cinematograph using the arclight.
- A recording electrometer; also, the graph produced by such a device.
- electrical device used for etching by electrolytic means
- an apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures
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- (countable, especially medicine) A CT scan.
- (military) Abbreviation of combat team.
- (slang) Initialism of cocktease.
- (slang) Initialism of camel toe.
- (especially medicine) Initialism of computed tomography.
- (medicine) Initialism of Chlamydia trachomatis; chlamydia.
- (medicine) Initialism of cold turkey.
- a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
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- An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.
- Lotus, a terrestrial genus with small flowers that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches.
- Diospyros lotus, date plum or Caucasian persimmon.
- A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.
- Ziziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruit.
- A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
- A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
- Ellipsis of lotus position.
- white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
- native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
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- an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
- an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
- the language of modern Iraq
- A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians.
- (historical) A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
- A butterfly of the genus Terinos.
- (historical) A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
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- Of or pertaining to the Assyrian people.
- (historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
- (historical) Of, or characteristic of, or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
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verb
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- Initialism of Cretan Hieroglyphic.
- (set theory) Initialism of continuum hypothesis.
- (medicine) Initialism of cluster headache.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of cargo helicopter.
- Initialism of central heating.
- (Commonwealth, postnominal) Initialism of companion of honour.
- (nautical) Abbreviation of heavy cruiser.
name
noun
- a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
- (historical) A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs.
adj
- associated with the priesthood or priests
- adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
- written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing
- (art) Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
- Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
- Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
adj
noun
- writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
- Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.
- a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
- (by extension) Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol.
- (chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds, often as a rebus.
noun
adj
name
noun
- an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
- (anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
- An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
adj
noun
- (Egyptology, hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
- (firearms) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
- (architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
- (cartography) A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
- (firearms) A gunner's bag for ammunition.
- (military) A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- (cooking) A parchment disc placed on top of food to limit evaporation, or to prevent a skin forming on soups and stews.
- (firearms) A paper cartridge.
- a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
noun
- (historical) A sciagraph.
- A machine used in gravure printing
- (historical) An instrument for the reproduction at a distance of pictures, maps, etc., by means of electricity.
- (historical) A cinematograph using the arclight.
- A recording electrometer; also, the graph produced by such a device.
- electrical device used for etching by electrolytic means
- an apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures
noun
- An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.
- Lotus, a terrestrial genus with small flowers that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches.
- Diospyros lotus, date plum or Caucasian persimmon.
- A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.
- Ziziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruit.
- A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
- A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
- Ellipsis of lotus position.
- white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
- native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
noun
- an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
- an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
- the language of modern Iraq
- A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians.
- (historical) A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
- A butterfly of the genus Terinos.
- (historical) A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
adj
- Of or pertaining to the Assyrian people.
- (historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
- (historical) Of, or characteristic of, or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
name
noun
verb
adj
noun
- writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
- Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.
- a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
- (by extension) Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol.
- (chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds, often as a rebus.