English

Noun

lexigraph ‎(plural lexigraphs)

1. A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
   • 2006, Noël J. Nickson and Laurence E. R. Picken, Music from the Tang Court: Some Ancient Connections Explored , ISBN 1397805218, page 50:

     "Be that as it may, it is certain that the lexigraph for hayashi is not a Japanese creation, but a nowadays-forgotten Chinese character..."

   • 2006, James A.W. Heffernan, "Speaking for Pictures" in Writing and Seeing: Essays on Word and Image , ISBN 9042016981, page 43:

     "He does not want them to be read as we might read a lexigraph, a postmodern painting of words such as Joseph Kosuth's red..."

Derived terms

• lexigraphy
• lexigraphic
• lexigraphical

See also

• semasiograph
• logogram