- See Also:
- - glycosuria
  - glycuronic acid
  - glycuronide
  - glycyl
  - Glyn
  - Glyndebourne
  - glyoxaline
  - glyoxylate
  - glyoxylic acid
  - glyph
  - glyptic
  - glyptics
  - glyptodont
  - glyptograph
  - glyptography
  - GM
  - gm.
  - GMAT
  - Gmc
  - GMDSS
  - GMO
- Recent searches:
- View All

glyptic

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡlɪptɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glip′tik)

glyp•tic (glip′tik),USA pronunciation adj.

Jewelryof or pertaining to carving or engraving on gems or the like.

Jewelrythe act or process of producing glyptic ornaments.

Greek glyptikós of engraving, of stone carving, equivalent. to gly-pt(ós) carved (verbid of glýphein to engrave, hollow out) + -ikos -ic
1810–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

glyptic /ˈɡlɪptɪk/ adj

of or relating to engraving or carving, esp on precious stones

Etymology: 19th Century: from French glyptique, from Greek gluptikos, from gluptos, from gluphein to carve

'glyptic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

glyptics

Forum discussions with the word(s) "glyptic" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "glyptic".

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "glyptic" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "glyptic" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/glyptic

⇱ glyptic - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

glyptic