A press brake bending a sheet of steel A press brake is a machine tool for bending sheet and plate material, most commonly sheet metal. It forms predetermined bends by clamping the workpiece between a matching punch and die.
A hieroglyph, said the Rhetor, is an emblem of something not cognizable by the senses but which possesses qualities resembling those of the symbol. Pierre knew very well what a hieroglyph was, but dared not speak.
Glyph Definition. Glyph has a number of meanings in different disciplines. In archeology, a glyph a written or inscribed symbol. A good example would be the famous hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. A glyph may be a pictogram, which conveys a particular object or action with a picture. Or it may be an ideogram, where the symbol is intended to invoke an idea. 1  The bar across the letter U on a no U-turns sign is an example of an ideogram; it communicates that a particular action is prohibited. A glyph may also convey a sound, and as such, the letters of the alphabet are glyphs.