SYMBOL
\sˈɪmbə͡l], \sˈɪmbəl], \s_ˈɪ_m_b_əl]\
Definitions of SYMBOL
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation; a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.
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Any character used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation.
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An abstract or compendium of faith or doctrine; a creed, or a summary of the articles of religion.
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That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
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Share; allotment.
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An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element.
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To symbolize.
By Oddity Software
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Something, not a likeness, that stands for something else; an emblem, or sign of an idea, quality, or another thing; a mark or letter representing something in mathematics.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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1. A conventional sign serving as an abbreviation, such as the R at the beginning of a prescription. 2. In chemistry an abbreviation (the initial and sometimes one other letter) of the Latin name of an element, expressing, in chemical formulae, one atom of that element.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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A sign by which one knows a thing: an emblem. that which represents something else: a figure or letter representing something: (theol.) a creed, compendium of doctrine, or a typical religious rite, as the Eucharist.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Something that stands for something else; an emblem; a type.
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A character, mark, etc., indicating something, as a quantity in mathematics.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The sign or representation of any moral thing by the images or properties of natural things; an emblem or representation of something else; a letter or character which is significant; in medals, a certain mark or figure representing a being or thing; an abstract or compendium; a creed.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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In chemistry, a letter or combination of letters used to designate the atom of an element. Thus, O is the s. of oxygen.
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In psycho-analysis the means employed for more or less evolved expression of an idea or emotion. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Latin, Greek] The sign or representation of something moral or intellectual by the images or properties of natural things, as “the lion is the symbol of courage;"-an emblem or representation of spiritual truth; type ; figure ; -a figure or character standing for a letter or word; - in medals, pictures, &c., a certain mark or figure associated with or appropriated to the person or character represented ;-in mathematics, a letter or figure representing quantities or magnitudes, and indicating their relations;-a sign or badge ; memorial.
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