geoglyph
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From geo- (“the Earth; geography”) + glyph (“figure carved in relief or incised”), modelled after petroglyph.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/
(General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːəɡlɪf/
Hyphenation: ge‧o‧glyph
=== Noun ===
geoglyph (plural geoglyphs)
(chiefly archaeology) A large-scale drawing or image made on the ground by arranging lines of stones, scratching the earth, etc., and often only fully visible from a distance or the air.
Hyponym: crop circle
Coordinate term: petroglyph
==== Derived terms ====
geoglyphic
==== Translations ====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
geoglyph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia