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.
Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics was (or 'were') the method of writing used in ancient Egypt. (Sometimes, people refer to other people's bad handwriting as Hieroglyphics). It is a form of picture writing, or, as the answer below says, Egyptian writing through symbols.Each symbol is an hieroglyph.Each cluster of symbols represented a word or idea rather than simple sounds like the symbols in an alphabet.Some hieroglyphs were alphabetic sounds.ieroglyphics are ancient symbols used by Ancient Egyptions to show/write what had happened in a deceased emperor's life, which was used in the celebration of a leader passing â¦ on. They are found in temples in which emperors were buried with their belongings. In airtight caskets so they wouldn't disintigrate.