SYMBOL | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of symbol in English symbolnoun [ C ] uk /ˈsɪm.bəl/ us /ˈsɪm.bəl/ Add to word list Add to word list B2 a sign, shape, or object that is used to represent something else: A heart shape is the symbol of love. The wheel in the Indian flag is a symbol of peace. Compare emblem   Kevinop/iStock/Getty Image Plus/GettyImages something that is used to represent a quality or idea: Water, a symbol of life, recurs as an image throughout her poems. a number, letter, or sign used in mathematics, music, science, etc.: The symbol for oxygen is O. An object can be described as a symbol of something else if it seems to represent it because it is connected with it in a lot of people's minds: The private jet is a symbol of wealth.

• For many people the horseshoe is a symbol of good luck.
• The Berlin Wall was a potent symbol of the Cold War.
• The red cross symbol was painted on each side of the vehicle.
• He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations.
• The symbol © shows that something is protected by copyright.

Signs, signals and symbols

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• beacon
• breadcrumb
• cue
• hieroglyphic
• hieroglyphically
• iconographic
• iconographically
• iconography
• obelus
• octothorpe
• ouroboros
• paragraph symbol
• paraph
• pointer
• the all-clear
• token
• torch

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Grammar

Symbols and typographic conventions. … (Definition of symbol from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

symbol | American Dictionary

symbolnoun [ C ] us /ˈsɪm·bəl/ Add to word list Add to word list anything used to represent something else, such as a sign or mark, a person, or an event: Five interlocking rings is the symbol of the Olympic games. She’s a symbol of hope for people living with this condition. Symbols are used in mathematics, music, and science and also have various practical uses: The symbol on this label means that the shirt is washable.

symbolic

adjective us /sɪmˈbɑl·ɪk/ The Oval Office in the White House has come to be regarded as symbolic of the presidency.

symbolically

adverb us/sɪmˈbɑl·ɪk·li/ (Definition of symbol from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

symbol | Business English

symbolnoun [ C ] uk /ˈsɪmbəl/ us Add to word list Add to word list a sign, shape, or object that is used to represent something else: The Nike tick is an instantly recognizable symbol. something that shows someone's position in society: The BlackBerry and the iPhone, initially symbols of high status, have become popular choices in the marketplace. Owning a car has become a symbol of success in China's main cities. STOCK MARKET →  ticker

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status symbol (Definition of symbol from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of symbol

symbol If it does, then this modifier is considered an object and the symbol is removed from the list. From the Cambridge English Corpus The grey area surrounded by a symbol shows the allowable range for the control points to stay within the designated vehicle class. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thinking about language has become symbolic, with clear and non-ambiguous symbols highly suitable for producing symbolic and rule-like reasoning. From the Cambridge English Corpus Insights into this planning can be obtained by examining its themes and symbols. From the Cambridge English Corpus Looking at the symbols in question from this perspective, it becomes conceivable that they represent various things. From the Cambridge English Corpus On the other hand, people who have studied neural network models have tended to neglect symbol manipulation. From the Cambridge English Corpus Indicated are the number of visits per flower for each observation hour, with a different symbol for each observation day. From the Cambridge English Corpus Perhaps those mysterious mathematical symbols did mean something after all. From the Cambridge English Corpus They all adopt the target natural language's syntax as the input syntax of the symbol sequences. From the Cambridge English Corpus Let (k) be the set of bi-infinite sequences on k symbols. From the Cambridge English Corpus Algorithmic aesthetics are developed based on the aesthetic measure theory, surveys of human preferences, and popular long-lasting symbols. From the Cambridge English Corpus Indeed, if the symbol of the hunter dominated the ideology of the state, the notion of the blacksmith was more visible in personal\residential relations. From the Cambridge English Corpus We also assume that the code of syntactic objects (such as type statements and type derivations) is elementary in the number of symbol-occurrences therein. From the Cambridge English Corpus His flowing graphism is not only an elegant record of the physical movement of the artist's hand, but a symbol of the motion of atoms. From the Cambridge English Corpus The elemental nature of the musical note facilitates its specification using abstract symbols. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with symbol

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appropriate symbolTherefore, it could be used as an appropriate symbol for nourishment. From the Cambridge English Corpus   graphic symbolThus, the participants were consistent in the ways they constructed two distinct types of complex sentences on a graphic symbol display. From the Cambridge English Corpus   linguistic symbolBut besides their instrumental functions, linguistic symbols can themselves represent cultural values. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with symbol What is the pronunciation of symbol?

Translations of symbol

in Chinese (Traditional) 標誌，象徵, （某種特性或思想的）代表，象徵, 符號，代號，記號… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 标志，象征, （某种特性或思想的）代表，象征, 符号，代号，记号… See more in Spanish símbolo, símbolo [masculine, singular]… See more in Portuguese símbolo, símbolo [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian चिन्ह, प्रतीक, लक्षण… See more 記号, 象徴, シンボル… See more imge, işaret, im… See more symbole [masculine], symbole… See more símbol… See more symbool… See more ஒரு அடையாளம், வடிவம் அல்லது வேறு எதையாவது குறிக்கப் பயன்படும் பொருள், ஒரு தரம் அல்லது யோசனையை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்த பயன்படும் ஒன்று… See more चिह्न, प्रतीक, (कोई गुण या विचार को दर्शाने वाला एक) लक्षण… See more ચિહ્ન, પ્રતીક, સંકેત (ગુણવત્તા અથવા વિચાર દર્શાવતું)… See more symbol… See more symbol… See more simbol… See more das Symbol… See more symbol [neuter], tegn, symbol… See more نشان, علامت, رمز… See more символ, емблема… See more చిహ్నం, ప్రతీక, గణితంలో సంగీతంలో విజ్ఞాన శాస్త్రంలో వాడే ఒక సంఖ్య లేక అక్షరము లేక చిహ్నం… See more প্রতীক, প্রতীক বা রূপক, চিহ্ন… See more symbol… See more lambang… See more สัญลักษณ์… See more biểu tượng… See more symbol… See more 상징… See more simbolo… See more Need a translator?

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