Glyph (?), n. (Archæol.) A carved figure or character, incised or in relief; a carved pictograph; hence, a pictograph representing a form originally adopted for sculpture, whether carved or painted.

Glyph (gl&ibreve;f), n. [Gr. glyfh` carving, fr. gly`fein to carve: cf. F. glyphe. Cf. Cleave to split.] (Arch.) A sunken channel or groove, usually vertical. See Triglyph.

Glyph (?), n. (Archæol.) A carved figure or character, incised or in relief; a carved pictograph; hence, a pictograph representing a form originally adopted for sculpture, whether carved or painted.

• (architecture) a vertical groove
  
• a figure carved in relief or incised
  
• any non-verbal symbol that imparts information
  
• A single formed character or symbol, usually representing a letter in a font