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petroglyph

Syllables: pe·tro·glyph/ˈpɛ.tɹəˌɡlɪf/US/ˈpɛ.tɹəˌɡlɪf/

petroglyph noun: a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.

petroglyph: a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times
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Noun

petroglyph (plural petroglyphs)

  1. A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
    • The petroglyphs of Central Asia form a long sequence from the Neolithic onwards.1998, Henri-Paul Francfort, “17: Central Asian petroglyphs: between Indo-Iranian and shamanistic interpretations”, in Paul S. C. Taçon, editor, The Archaeology of Rock-Art, page 302
    • Ninety-six petroglyph sites were reported in the original study (DiazGranados 1993). The majority of the petroglyphs are worn.2000, Carol Diaz-Granados, James R. Duncan, The Petroglyphs and Pictographs of Missouri, page 102

petroglyph meaning in Malayalam, Indonesian and Persian

petroglyph in Malayalam

ശിലാചിത്രം

petroglyph in Indonesian

a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times
petroglif

petroglyph in Persian

a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times
سنگنگاره

Forms of petroglyph

pluralpetroglyphs

Origin of petroglyph

From French pétroglyphe, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”) + γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carved work”). By surface analysis, petro- + glyph.

Words formed from petroglyph

Questions about petroglyph

What does petroglyph mean?
Petroglyph means a rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.
What is petroglyph in Malayalam?
Petroglyph in Malayalam is ശിലാചിത്രം. See Petroglyph meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is petroglyph?
Petroglyph is a noun.
How do you pronounce petroglyph?
Petroglyph is pronounced /ˈpɛ.tɹəˌɡlɪf/ (UK).
What is the plural of petroglyph?
The plural of petroglyph is petroglyphs.

Words near petroglyph in the dictionary

  1. petrogeny
  2. petrogeological
  3. petrogeologist
  4. petrogeologists
  5. petrogeology
  6. petroglyph
  7. petroglyphic
  8. petroglyphs
  9. petroglyphy
  10. petrogr.
  11. Petrograd

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Adapted from Wiktionary: petroglyph (page history and authors); petroglyph (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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