noun Download 🔗Share A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. Examples : "$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries." communication sign language writing character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A thing considered the embodiment of a concept or object. Examples : "The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience." sign culture abstract Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index. Examples : "Math problems use symbols like "+" and "-" to represent addition and subtraction. " language linguistics sign communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith. Examples : "The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols." religion theology doctrine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes. Examples : "The symbols on the map indicated the location of the school relative to the city's coordinate system. " math technical space position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty. Examples : "The church bells are their symbols, calling the community to their appointed Sunday duty of prayer. " system organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Share; allotment. Examples : "Each member of the team received equal symbols of the project's profits based on their contribution. " amount business economy finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code. Examples : "When debugging the program, the error message showed the memory address, but having the symbols allowed the programmer to quickly see which variable in the original code was causing the problem. " computing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information. Examples : "The modem detected several invalid symbols on the phone line, causing the internet connection to drop. " communication signal electronics technical computing system sign Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To symbolize. Examples : "The dove often symbolizes peace. " sign communication culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading