pictographs

Noun

pictograph (plural pictographs)

1. A picture that represents a word or an idea.
   • The Seleucid and Dendera Zodiacs are illustrations of the pictograph tradition from the 5th phase, showing the zodiac plus the four ‘parazodiacal’ animals (crow, serpent, eagle, and southern fish).1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 1, page 10, column 1

   Synonyms:

   hieroglyph, pictogram

2. A graphic character.
3. A graph that represents numerical data using pictures.