symbol

Meaning of symbol

noun
  1. 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
  2. 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:

symbolization

Meaning a symbol or word used to represent an operation, instruction, concept, or object in algebra, music, or other subjects:

sign

Meaning a symbol representing a letter or number:

character

Meaning a small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt:

mark

Meaning a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet:

letter

Meaning a stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and certain other writing systems:

hieroglyph

Meaning a character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it. Examples include numerals and Chinese characters:

ideogram

Meaning a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family:

emblem

Meaning a thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc:

token

Meaning the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented:

representation

Meaning a person of a particular kind, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way:

figure

Meaning a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art:

image

Meaning a category of people or things having common characteristics:

type

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:

metaphor

Meaning a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one:

allegory

Translation of symbol

Anagrams of symbol

blosmy

Words that rhyme with symbol

gambol, sambol, Embol, gibbilimbol, lcsymbol, metasymbol

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