synoglyph

Noun

synoglyph (plural synoglyphs)

1. (uncommon) A synonymous glyph: a glyph with a different appearance but with the same meaning in some context.
   • A synoglyph is one of a group of glyphs that look different but have the same meaning or function. e.g. In the English language, where case has little significance, the upper and lower case forms of a letter could be considered to be synoglyphs of each other — and for many purposes […]1990, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, NIAS Report, page 33
   • A synoglyph is one of a group of glyphs that look different but have the same meaning or function. The form variants of a Mongolian letter are synoglyphs of that letter. From the data processing point of view , synoglyphs […]1992, R.M.K. Sinha, editor, Computer Processing of Asian Languages: Proceedings of the Second Regional Workshop, March 12-16, 1992, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing...