symbol
Meaning of symbol
noun
- a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.
the symbol r in Figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective
the chemical symbol for helium is He
- a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
the limousine was another symbol of his wealth and authority
verb
symbolize.
late Middle English (denoting the Apostles' Creed): from Latin symbolum ‘symbol, Creed (as the mark of a Christian)’, from Greek sumbolon ‘mark, token’, from sun- ‘with’ + ballein ‘to throw’.
Information about symbol
- The plural form of symbol is: symbols.
- Languages in which symbol is used:
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Hyphenation of symbol
sym-bol
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- symbol is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
symbol synonyms
Meaning symbolization:
Meaning a symbol or word used to represent an operation, instruction, concept, or object in algebra, music, or other subjects:
Meaning a symbol representing a letter or number:
Meaning a small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt:
Meaning a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet:
Meaning a stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and certain other writing systems:
Meaning a character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it. Examples include numerals and Chinese characters:
Meaning a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family:
Meaning a thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc:
Meaning the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented:
Meaning a person of a particular kind, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way:
Meaning a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art:
Meaning a category of people or things having common characteristics:
Meaning a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable:
Meaning a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one:
Translation of symbol
Anagrams of symbol
Words that rhyme with symbol
gambol, sambol, Embol, gibbilimbol, lcsymbol, metasymbol
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