Definition
ideogramic
adjective
- of, relating to, or expressed by ideograms (written symbols that represent ideas or things rather than sounds)
Usage: technical; linguistics
Examples
- Chinese writing is an ideogramic system where each character represents a concept or object.
- The ideogramic nature of Egyptian hieroglyphics made them distinct from alphabetic scripts.
- Scholars study ideogramic languages to understand how meaning is encoded visually.
- The ideogramic approach to writing differs fundamentally from phonetic systems.