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Definition: Symbol |
SymbolNoun1. An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. 2. Something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "symbol" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Satire | SYMBOL, n. Something that is supposed to typify or stand for something else. Many symbols are mere "survivals" -- things which having no longer any utility continue to exist because we have inherited the tendency to make them; as funereal urns carved on memorial monuments. They were once real urns holding the ashes of the dead. We cannot stop making them, but we can give them a name that conceals our helplessness. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Computing | A conventional representation of a concept or a representation of a concept upon which agreement has been reached. Source: European Union. (references) |
Engineering & Technology | An outline enabling a control, telltale or indicator to be identified. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Symbol originally meant the corresponding part of a tally, ticket, or coin cut in twain. The person who presented the piece which fitted showed a "symbol" of his right to what he claimed. (Greek, sun ballo, to put or cast together.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Medicine | Objective evidence of disease or deformity. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A diagram, design, letter, color hue, abbrev., or other graphic device placed on maps, charts, and diagrams, that by convention, usage, or reference to a legend is understood to represent a specific characteristic, feature, or object, such as structural data, rockoutcrops, or mine openings. (references) |
Post & Telecom | A figure which describes a situation or prescribes specific behaviour and which is used on a signboard or illuminated surface. Source: European Union. (references) |
Public Administration | Conventional sign(character, diagram, letter, abbreviation, etc. )used in writing and other means of communication in place of one or more words. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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List of elements by symbol
See also: periodic table, list of elements by name, list of elements by number
Sym Name No Origin of Symbol Ac actinium 89 Ag silver 47 (Latin Argentum) Al aluminum 13 Am americium 95 Ar argon 18 As arsenic 33 At astatine 85 Au gold 79 (Latin Aurum) B boron 5 Ba barium 56 Be beryllium 4 Bh bohrium 107 Bi bismuth 83 Bk berkelium 97 Br bromine 35 C carbon 6 Ca calcium 20 Cd cadmium 48 Ce cerium 58 Cf californium 98 Cl chlorine 17 Cm curium 96 Co cobalt 27 Cr chromium 24 Cs cesium 55 Cu copper 29 (Latin Cuprum) Db dubnium 105 Ds darmstadtium 110 Dy dysprosium 66 Er erbium 68 Es einsteinium 99 Eu europium 63 F fluorine 9 Fe iron 26 (Latin Ferrum) Fm fermium 100 Fr francium 87 Ga gallium 31 Gd gadolinium 64 Ge germanium 32 H hydrogen 1 He helium 2 Hf hafnium 72 Hg mercury 80 (Latin Hydragyrum - quicksilver) Ho holmium 67 Hs hassium 108 I iodine 53 In indium 49 Ir iridium 77 K potassium 19 (German Kalium) Kr krypton 36 La lanthanum 57 Li lithium 3 Lr lawrencium 103 Lu lutetium 71 Md mendelevium 101 Mg magnesium 12 Mn manganese 25 Mo molybdenum 42 Mt meitnerium 109 N nitrogen 7 Na sodium 11 (Latin Natrium) Nb niobium 41 Nd neodymium 60 Ne neon 10 Ni nickel 28 No nobelium 102 Np neptunium 93 O oxygen 8 Os osmium 76 P phosphorus 15 Pa protactinium 91 Pb lead 82 (Latin Plumbum) Pd palladium 46 Pm promethium 61 Po polonium 84 Pr praseodymium 59 Pt platinum 78 Pu plutonium 94 Ra radium 88 Rb rubidium 37 Re rhenium 75 Rf rutherfordium 104 Rh rhodium 45 Rn radon 86 Ru ruthenium 44 S sulfur 16 Sb antimony 51 (Latin Stibium) Sc scandium 21 Se selenium 34 Sg seaborgium 106 Si silicon 14 Sm samarium 62 Sn tin 50 (Latin Stannum) Sr strontium 38 Ta tantalum 73 Tb terbium 65 Tc technetium 43 Te tellurium 52 Th thorium 90 Ti titanium 22 Tl thallium 81 Tm thulium 69 U uranium 92 Uub ununbium 112 Uuq ununquadium 114 Uuu unununium 111 V vanadium 23 W tungsten 74 (German Wolfram) Xe xenon 54 Y yttrium 39 Yb ytterbium 70 Zn zinc 30 Zr zirconium 40 Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of elements by symbol."
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Some common conventions:Å - Ångström
- Intensive quantities in physics are usually denoted with minuscules, while extensive are denoted with capital letters.
- Vectorss are bold.
- Sets of numbers are blackboard bold.
A - Blood Antigen, Magnetic vector potential, Work,
B - B meson, Blood Antigen, Boron, Luminance, Magnetic field,
C - Coulomb, Degrees Celsius, Carbon, Set of complex numbers, Specific heat capacity, Molar heat capacity (Cp),
D - Electric displacement,
E - Electric field, Energy, SI prefix: (exa-), Expected value,
F - Farad, degrees Fahrenheit, Fluorine, Force, Helmholtz free energy,
G - Einstein tensor, SI prefix: (giga-), Gibbs free energy, Gravitational constant, Green's function, Momentum,
H - Auxiliary magnetic field, Enthalpy, Hamiltonian, Hankel function, Heaviside step function, Henry, Hydrogen,
I - Current, Iodine, Impulse, Luminous intensity, Moment of inertia,
J - Angular momentum, Bessel function of the first kind, Current, Joule,
K - Kaon, degrees Kelvin, Potassium,
L - Angular momentum, Inductance, Lagrangian,
M - Magnetization, Mass, SI prefix: (mega-), Torque,
N - Avogadro's number (NA), Set of natural numbers, Newton, Bessel function of the second kind, Nitrogen, Normal distribution,
O - a Blood antigen, Big O notation, Ohm, Oxygen,
P - Legendre polynomial, Luminous flux, Phosphorus, Polarization, Power, Pressure, Probability,
Q - Electric charge, (Quantity of) heat, Set of rational numbers,
R - Electrical resistance, Radius, Set of real numbers,
S - Area, Entropy, Sphere, Spin operator, Sulfur, Symmetric group,
T - Temperature, Tesla,
U - Potential energy, Uranium, Unitary operator,
V - Potential energy, Volt, Volume,
W - Energy, Lambert's W function, Watt, Work, Work function,
X - Random variable,
Y - Bessel function of the second kind, SI prefix: (yotta-), Yttrium,
Z - SI prefix: (zetta-), Atomic number, Impedance, Set of integers, Partition function (statistical mechanics), Partition function (quantum field theory)
a - SI prefix: (atto-), Acceleration, Reflectance,
b - Bottom quark
c - SI prefix: (centi-), Charm quark, Speed of light, Speed of sound,
d - SI prefix: (deci-), Distance, Down quark, Infinitesimal quantity,
e - Napier's constant, Electron, Electric charge,
f - SI prefix: (femto-), Frequency,
g - gram, Gravitational acceleration, Gravitational field, Distance metric of spacetime,
h - Height, Hour, Planck's constant, Spherical Hankel function,
i - Imaginary unit, Unit vector,
j - Current and current density, Imaginary unit, Radiant intensity, Spherical Bessel function of the first kind, Unit vector,
k - Boltzmann constant (kB), Imaginary unit (quaternion), SI prefix: (kilo-), Wave vector, Unit vector,
l - Length, Litre, Mean free path,
m - Magnitude, Mass, SI prefix: (milli-), Meter, Minute,
n - Amount of substance, SI prefix: (nano-), Neutron, Refractive index, Spherical Bessel function of the second kind,
o -
p - Electric dipole moment, Momentum, SI prefix: (pico-), Proton,
q - Electric charge, Generalized coordinate,
r - Position (vector), Radial polar coordinate, Radius,
s - Second, Strange quark,
t - Period, Time, Top quark,
u - Up quark,
v - Velocity,
w - Velocity,
x - Position coordinate,
y - Position coordinate, SI prefix: (yocto-),
z - Complex number, Position coordinate, SI prefix: (zepto-),
Γ - Angular momentum, Gamma function,
Δ -
Θ - Heaviside step function,
Λ - Iwasava algebra, Lorentz transformation,
Ξ -
Π - Product,
Σ - Sum,
Φ -
Ψ - Quantum mechanical wavefunction,
Ω - Chaitin's constant, Ohm, Solid angle,
α - Alpha particle, Fine structure constant,
β - Inverse temperature,
γ - Euler-Mascheroni constant, Gamma-ray (Photon), Photon, Relativistic gamma factor,
δ - Dirac delta function, Infinitesimal quantity, Kronecker delta,
ε - Infinitesimal quantity, Permittivity,
ζ - Riemann zeta function,
η - Distance metric of flat spacetime, Efficiency, Dynamic viscosity,
θ - Angle, Angular polar coordinate, Temperature,
ι -
κ - Gravitational constant,
λ - Half life, Lagrangian multiplicator, Lambda expression, Thermal conductivity, Wavelength,
μ - Absorption coefficient, Chemical potential, Magnetic moment, Mean, SI prefix: (micro-), Muon, Permeability, Reduced mass,
ν - Frequency, Kinematic viscosity, Neutrino,
ξ -
ο -
π - Conjugate momentum, Number &pi, Pion,
ρ - Density, Electrical resistivity, Radial polar coordinate,
σ - Cross section, Electrical conductivity, Spin, Standard deviation, Stefan-Boltzmann constant,
τ - Tau lepton, Torque,
υ -
φ - Angular polar coordinate, Electric scalar potential, Euler's totient function, Golden mean, Phase, Potential energy,
χ - Electric susceptibility,
ψ - Quantum mechanical wavefunction,
ω - Frequency,
Ш - Shafarevich-Tate group (Ш(G)),
א - Cardinality of infinite sets
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of letters used in mathematics and science."
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National symbols are symbols of states, nations and countries in the world. National symbols are created to unite people by creating visual, verbal, or iconic representations of a nation's people, values, goals, or history.These symbols are often rallied around as part of celebrations of patriotism and are designed to be inclusive and representative of all the peoples of the state, nation or country.
Examples of common national symbols
- The flag of a nation-state
- National anthems, royal and imperial hymns
- The coat of arms of, for instance, a dynasty, a land, or a town
- The office of the Head of State
- The Father of the Nation and other founding fathers
- The national colours
- Various other national emblems, including special plants, animals, and objects associated with the nation
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "National symbols."
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A symbol is a representation of an idea, thing, concept, or quality.A word, for example, is a symbol of language which references its own definition. That is, it "stands for" some idea, thing, concept, or quality, as defined by its given language. Mathematical symbols likewise represent quantities, operations, et cetera.
It is human beings' ability to manipulate symbols that allows them to explore the relationships between ideas, things, concepts, and qualities -- far beyond the explorations of which any other species on earth is capable.
Literary works are often admired for their artful use of symbolism. Religious and metaphysical writings are also known for their use of esoteric symbolism, as is Freudian psychoanalysis .
See also
simple:Symbol
- Icon
- Logotype
- National symbol
- Interpretation of dreams
- Religious symbolism
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Symbol."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
SYMBOL | English | System for Mass Balancing on Off-Line | Computing |
| SY | English | Symbol | Computing |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: SymbolSynonyms: symbolic representation (n), symbolisation (n), symbolization (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Indication | Sign, symbol; index, indice, indicator; point, pointer; exponent, note, token, symptom; dollar sign, dollar mark. |
Number | Noun: number, symbol, numeral, figure, cipher, digit, integer; counter; round number; formula; function; series. |
Sexuality | Sex symbol, sex goddess; stud, hunk. |
The Drama | Actor, thespian, player; method actor; stage player, strolling player; stager, performer; mime, mimer; artists; comedian, tragedian; tragedienne, Roscius; star, movie star, star of stage and screen, superstar, idol, sex symbol; supporting actor, supporting cast; ham, hamfatter; masker. pantomimist, clown harlequin, buffo, buffoon, farceur, grimacer, pantaloon, columbine; punchinello; pulcinello, pulcinella; extra, bit-player, walk-on role, cameo appearance; mute, figurante, general utility; super, supernumerary. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Symbol |
| English words defined with "symbol": graphic symbol ♦ printed symbol ♦ written symbol. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "symbol": abstract symbol ♦ base map symbol, base symbol, Block Started by Symbol ♦ cutaway symbol ♦ Fortran Automatic Symbol Translator ♦ military symbol ♦ null symbol ♦ pictorial symbol ♦ Radiation warning symbol ♦ Symbol Manipulation Program. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Symbol" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (badge, byword, emblem, symbol), Danish (symbol), German (character, icon, sign, symbol, token), Swedish (emblem, ensign, sign, symbol, token). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | The symbol on the left is not a letter, sir (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman) A peace symbol, sir. (Full Metal Jacket; writing credit: Gustav Hasford; Michael Herr) It offended no one. No - it simply appears to me to be discourteous to to wear the symbol of a deity long dead (The Masque of the Red Death; writing credit: Charles Beaumont; R. Wright Campbell) Why would a vampire lie about who sired him. What's that, some kind of status symbol for the undead (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) As a umhow shall we put it? As a symbol of our new understanding (A Clockwork Orange; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick) | |
Lyrics | Here in status symbol land (Pleasant Valley Sunday; performing artist: The Monkees) | |
Clever | A status symbol is a symbol, not status. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Sex Symbol (1974) Mr. Symbol Man (1974) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | The shoe-leather icon is an internationally recognized EIS symbol depicting a worn-out sole foot print of epidemiologists' tireless efforts in field investigations. Credit: CDC. |  | A red rose, symbol of love—and tasty treat for spider mites. This issue of the magazine looks at several ARS efforts to keep valuable floral and nursery crops like roses and woody ornamentals safe from the many pests that plague them. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Peggy Greb.. |
 | The looped red ribbon became the universal symbol of AIDS awareness. |  | Symbol für Sicherheit. safer sex. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Symbol of Life : U.S. Army Nurse Corps / photograph by Lejaren a Hiller. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Photograph received in 1932. It was taken during the 1920s or early 1930s, while Falcon was serving as a submarine rescue ship but still retained her original hull number. Note the submarine rescue ship "fish" symbol painted on her bow. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Moored at Memphis, Tennessee, with her awnings up, during the Civil War. Note mortar boats alongside Essex, also with awnings deployed, and small building atop the bluff, toward the left, marked "Pittsburgh COAL", with the Pittsburgh Coal Company's castle symbol between "CO" and "AL". Credit: NAVY. |  | Between Bayamon and Comerio, Puerto Rico, November 1945. The symbol of the Popular Democratic Party on the side of a house in the country. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Fruit symbol on side of produce truck, San Antonio, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Symbol of cotton, Taylor, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Cable car symbol" by Jan Tautenhahn Commentary: "A weather beaten cable car symbol." | "Power" by Earl Estrera Commentary: "The cross has always been a powerful symbol. In this case, the cross has been taken from a portion of a power line with all the cables tied on to it." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
George Carlin | I would never want to be a member of a group whose symbol was a guy nailed to two pieces of wood. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Condense some daily experience into a glowing symbol and an audience is electrified. |
Thomas Carlyle | In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to Say, Like People like Government. |
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Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | The letter was the symbol of her calling |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | There the lion is placed, the involuntary symbol of the supreme heroism of the Imperial Guard |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Man thus not only works for the animal within him, but, for a symbol of this, he works for the animal without him. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | This symbol is called the "radura" and is used internationally to mean that the food in the package has been irradiated. (references) | |
It has an atomic symbol K, atomic number 19, and atomic weight 39.10. It is the chief cation in the intracellular fluid of muscle and other cells. (references) | ||
Business | A cellular phone is also a contemporary symbol of success and affluence. (references) | |
The Berlin Wall became the symbol of the East's political debility and the division of Europe. (references) | ||
Authors need only show on such works their name, year of publication and the symbol "C" in a circle to obtain copyright protection. (references) | ||
Economic History | Canada | Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, serves as a symbol of the nation's unity. (references) |
Panama | The Panama Canal has historically been the symbol of Panama's maritime activities. (references) | |
Taiwan | With rising incomes and strong western influences, dogs are now a symbol of affluence. (references) | |
Human Rights | Indonesia | Such incidents were similar to a series of police reactions to flag-raisings over the past 3 years; however, after the Papua Special Autonomy law was signed in November, allowing the Papua flag to be displayed as a cultural symbol, security forces seemed to allow the flying of the flag. (references) |
Minorities | Slovak Republic | In March a "No Hungarians" symbol was painted on the Hungarian Consulate in Kosice, and Hungarian high schools and theaters were covered with anti-Hungarian graffiti. (references) |
Political Economy | Japan | Sovereignty is vested in the citizenry, and the Emperor is defined as the symbol of state. (references) |
Trade | Ireland | The nominal quantity must be shown in kilograms, grams, liters, centiliters, or milliliters either using the name of the unit of measurement or its internationally accepted symbol. (references) |
Germany | The organization involved is called the "Duales System Deutschland," and it administers the use of the "Green Dot," a recycling symbol which is found on the packaging material of virtually all products sold in Germany. (references) | |
Travel | Argentina | The Argentine currency is the peso, and is signified by the same symbol $, as the U.S. dollar. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SCEPTER, n. A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Every member of NATO stands with us in a common commitment to preserve this symbol of free man's will to remain free. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | We remain the symbol of man's aspiration for liberty and well-being. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Now we are standing inside this symbol of our democracy. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | Holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Symbol" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Symbol" is used about 1,791 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 1,791 | 4,717 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Symbol Technologies, Inc |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Symbol, KY |
Expressions using "symbol": abstract symbol ♦ aiming symbol ♦ base map symbol ♦ base symbol ♦ be a symbol for ♦ be a symbol of ♦ block Started by Symbol ♦ Constantinian symbol ♦ cutaway symbol ♦ engineering symbol ♦ Fortran Automatic Symbol Translator ♦ graphic symbol ♦ ideographic symbol ♦ key symbol ♦ mathematical symbol ♦ meteorological symbol ♦ military symbol ♦ null symbol ♦ phonetic symbol ♦ pictorial symbol ♦ picture symbol ♦ printed symbol ♦ radar position symbol ♦ shorthand symbol ♦ status symbol ♦ stock symbol ♦ symbol Manipulation Program ♦ symbol rate ♦ written symbol. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "symbol": symbol-dependent, symbol-laden, symbol-making, symbol-manipulating, symbol-processing, symbol-producing, symbol-worship. | |
Ending with "symbol": sex-symbol, sound-symbol, status-symbol. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
chinese symbol | 4,388 | tribal symbol | 191 |
symbol | 3,083 | irish symbol | 185 |
japanese symbol | 1,591 | superman symbol | 179 |
celtic symbol | 1,330 | om symbol | 177 |
symbol technology | 965 | symbol of love | 172 |
chinese symbol for tattoo | 771 | patriotic symbol | 171 |
zodiac symbol | 488 | wiccan symbol | 167 |
symbol tattoo | 415 | math symbol | 166 |
egyptian symbol | 380 | greek symbol | 166 |
medical symbol | 362 | satanic symbol | 163 |
christian symbol | 360 | nazi symbol | 161 |
kanji symbol | 350 | symbol meaning | 160 |
dream symbol | 349 | ancient symbol | 160 |
stock symbol | 319 | indian symbol | 157 |
religious symbol | 275 | currency symbol | 152 |
native american symbol | 262 | music symbol | 150 |
japanese symbol tattoo | 231 | pagan symbol | 140 |
peace symbol | 220 | chinese symbol for love | 139 |
electrical symbol | 213 | chinese symbol and meaning | 134 |
biohazard symbol | 204 | reiki symbol | 132 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "symbol"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | simbool. (various references) | |
Albanian | simbol (badge, denotation, emblem, ensign, insignia, notation, sacrament, sign), shenjë grade, shenjë (accent, aim, auspice, Beck, brand, butt, cue, denotation, denotement, earmark, ensign, evidence, exponent, fleck, foretoken, impress, index, indication, insignia, Mark, marking, obelisk, obelus, office, omen, pledge, pointer, portent, presage, prognostication, scratch, seal, sign, signal, stamp, symptom, tally, target, token, vestige, Wale, weal), emblemë (arms, device). (various references) | |
Arabic | مثال (copy, epitome, example, exemplar, ideal, image, model, paradigm, pattern, picture, quintessence, specimen, type), رمز (allegory, attribute, character, code, denote, designate, emblem, ensign, figure, icon, image, indication, sign, stand for, symbolize, telltale, token, type, typify). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | условен писмен знак, символ (allegory, badge, emblem, exponent, insignia, representation, sacrament, sign, token, totem, type), кредо (credo, creed), верую (creed, formula), обозначение (denotement, name), емблема (allegory, cognizance, device, emblem, insignia, star, totem). (various references) | |
Chinese | 象徵 (emblem, token), 象征 (signify), 符號 (mark, sign), 符 (mark, sign, talisman, tally, to coincide, to correspond, to seal, written charm), 標誌 (mark, sign, symbolize, to indicate, to mark), 標記 (mark, sign, to mark up), 标志 (marker, sign, signs), 字 (character, letter, word). (various references) | |
Czech | symbol (badge, byword, emblem), znak (backstroke, character, crest, sign), znaèka (brand, earmark, make, Mark, sign, sort). (various references) | |
Danish | symbol (pictogram). (various references) | |
Dutch | symbool (pictogram), zinnebeeld (allegory, emblem). (various references) | |
Esperanto | simbolo. (various references) | |
Farsi | نماد (Symbolism), نشان (Aim, Attribute, Badge, Banner, Brand, Clue, Emblem, Ensign, Hallmark, Impress, Mark, Medal, Memento, Plaque, Presage, Score, Seal, Show, Sign, Signal, Stamp, Standard, Symptom, Tally, Target, Token, Trace, Track, Tract), علامت (Allegory, Badge, Banner, Brand, Emblem, Mark, Marker, Name, Presage, Showing, Sign, Signal, Stripe, Symptom, Tally, Tick, Token), اشاره (Allusion, Beck, Beckon, Ensign, Gesture, Hint, Inkling, Innuendo, Manifest, Mention, Referral, Slur), رمز (Cipher, Code, Cranny, Crypt, Enigma, Mystery, Secret, Token, Trick), رقم (Brand, Character, Digit, Figure, Item, Number, Sort, Type), بصورت سمبل دراوردن . (various references) | |
Finnish | symboli (icon, pictogram). (various references) | |
French | symbole. (various references) | |
Frisian | symboal. (various references) | |
German | Symbol (character, icon, sign, token), zeichen (bookmark, character, chars, figure, icon, identification, indication, Mark, marker, notation, omen, portent, punctuation mark, reference, sign, signal, signs, token). (various references) | |
Greek | σύμβολο (emblem, ensign, figurehead, icon). (various references) | |
Hebrew | אות (beckon, cue, decoration, emblem, indication, letter, note, sign, signal, signature, token), סמל (badge, crest, device, emblem, image, likeness, sign, token), סימן (indication, score, sign, signal, tinge, token, trace), סימבול. (various references) | |
Hungarian | szimbólum (byword), jelkép (allegory, badge, emblem, token), jel (augury, beacon, characteristic, cue, denotation, label, logo, Mark, note, omen, par, sign, signal, token). (various references) | |
Indonesian | perlambang (omen), lambang (exponent, sign), ibarat (emblem, example, parable). (various references) | |
Italian | simbolo (attribute, badge, char, character, characters, chars, emblem, mark, sign, signs, token, type), segno (badged, character, degree, gesture, indication, mark, nod, note, scar, score, shadow, sign, signal, stigma, suspicion, symptom, target, tick, token). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 符号 (mark, sign), 印 (evidence, mark). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | きごう (code, drawing, painting, writing), しょうちょう (ebb and flow, ministries and government offices, prosperity and decay, rise and fall, small intestine, the authorities, ups and downs), しるし (evidence, mark), ひょうしょう (awarding, commendation, emblem, ensign, expressing, first tone in old Chinese phonetics, ice crystals, ice sheet, making clear, mark, public acknowledgment, public recognition), ひょうごう (emblem, sign), ふごう (agreeing, coincidence, mark, millionaire, negativesign, sign, wealthy person), ふちょう (bad condition, break-off, code, disagreement, disorder, head nurse, mark, not to work out, out of form, password, prefectural office, secret price tag, sign, slump), りゃくごう (code, mark), シンボルマーク (banner), シンボル . (various references) | |
Korean | 기호 (semiotic). (various references) | |
Manx | cowrey (attribute, badge, beacon, brand, caret, character, check, denotation, emblem, evidence, feature, gesture, hint, indication, intimation, mark, marque, motion, sign, signal, stamp, symptom, token, trace, wealth), cosoyley (affinity, analogy, instance, semblance, simile, symbolism). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ymbolsay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | símbolo (attribute, emblem, ensign, mark). (various references) | |
Romanian | simbol (badge, note, sign, token, type), semn (auspice, badge, Beck, brand, character, denotation, dint, emblem, evidence, Favor, favour, gesture, impress, index, indication, Mark, note, office, portent, print, property, scar, score, scratch, seal, sign, signal, splash, spot, symptom, token, trace, track, vestige, wave), tip (bird, bloke, card, cast, category, chap, character, cove, cuss, customer, design, devil, fellow, guy, Johnny, joker, kidney, letter, make, merchant, model, norm, sort, soul, specimen, standard, type), emblemã (emblem, ensign, sign, type), atribut (adjunct, affection, attribute, attributive, emblem, hall mark, sign). (various references) | |
Russian | эмблема (device, emblem, ensign), символ символьный (char), символ (character, emblem, ideograph, letter, sacrament, sign, symbols, trappings, type), обозначение (denotation, denotement, designation, designator, naming convention, staking), идентификатор (identifier). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | simbol (character, sign, token), znamenje (augury, bearings, omen, prognostication, sign), znak (denotement, mark, marker, omen, pledge, semblance, sign, signal, symptom, telltale, token, wings). (various references) | |
Spanish | símbolo (badge, emblem, sign, trace). (various references) | |
Swedish | symbol (emblem, ensign, sign, token). (various references) | |
Thai | สัญลักษณ์ (note, sign). (various references) | |
Turkish | sembol (attribute, banner, emblem, exemplar, representation, sign, standard, type). (various references) | |
Turkmen | simbol (r) (symbol 1), nysan (symbol 2). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | символ (attribute, badge, by-word, token, type), знак розрізнення (badge), позначка (check, label, marker, notch, point, sign, tick). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vật tượng trưng ký hiệu. (various references) | |
Welsh | arwyddlun (emblem). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | symbolon. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | pignoris, pignus, signum, symbolum. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | beacen. (various references) |
| French | 1500-Modern | embleme. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "symbol": symboled, symbolic, symbolical, symbolically, symboling, symbolise, symbolised, symbolises, symbolising, symbolism, symbolisms, symbolist, symbolistic, symbolists, symbolization, symbolizations, symbolize, symbolized, symbolizer, symbolizers, symbolizes, symbolizing, symbolled, symbolling, symbologies, symbology, symbols. (additional references) | |
Words containing "symbol": nonsymbolic. (additional references) | |
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"Symbol" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cymbol, Sembelo, sibol, simbol, Soyibo, syabol, symbo, symbole, sympol, symuol, synbol. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "symbol" (pronounced si"mbul) |
| 6 | s i" m b u l | cymbal. |
| 5 | -i" m b u l | nimble, thimble. |
| 4 | -m b u l | amble, assemble, bramble, Bumble, crumble, disassemble, dissemble, ensemble, fumble, gamble, grumble, humble, stumble, jumble, mumble, preamble, ramble, reassemble, resemble, rumble, scramble, shamble, tremble, tumble, umbel, unscramble, wamble. |
| 3 | -b u l | incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, acceptable, accessible, able, abominable, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, babble, Babel, bankable, bauble, bearable, believable, bible, billable, biodegradable, breakable, bubble, buildable, burnable, cable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, cobble, coble, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, corbel, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, dabble, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, Dibble, digestible, disable, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, double, Drabble, dribble, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enable, enfeeble, enforceable, enjoyable, ennoble, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fable, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, feeble, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, foible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gable, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, gullible, habitable, hardscrabble, harvestable, herbal, heritable, hobble, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, ignoble, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immeasurable, immiscible, immobile, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, soluble, solvable, spendable, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, table, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intertribal, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, kibble, knowledgeable, label, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, libel, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marble, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, mislabel, mobile, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, nibble, noble, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, nonverbal, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, pebble, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, psychobabble, punishable, questionable, quibble, quotable, rabble, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, rebel, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redouble, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, relabel, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, sable, salable, saleable, salvageable, Scrabble, scribble, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, Sibyl, sizable, sizeable, sociable, timetable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, treble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tunable, turntable, typeable, unable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unserviceable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, valuable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verbal, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, wobble, workable. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-l-m-o-s-y" | |
-2 letters: boys, lobs, mobs, mols, moly, slob, sybo, yobs. | |
-3 letters: bos, boy, bys, lob, mob, mol, mos, oms, sly, sob, sol, som, soy, yob, yom. | |
-4 letters: bo, by, lo, mo, my, om, os, oy, so, yo. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-l-m-o-s-y" | |
+1 letter: symbols. | |
+2 letters: benomyls, blossomy, lobbyism, myoblast, somberly, sombrely, symboled, symbolic. | |
+3 letters: cymbaloms, lobbyisms, myoblasts, symboling, symbolise, symbolism, symbolist, symbolize, symbolled, symbology. | |
+4 letters: amblyopias, bigamously, cumbrously, impossibly, molybdates, myeloblast, myofibrils, myoglobins, myrobalans, symbolical, symbolised, symbolises, symbolisms, symbolists, symbolized, symbolizer, symbolizes, symbolling. | |
+5 letters: ambiguously, ambitiously, ambrosially, biopolymers, bumptiously, combustibly, corymbosely, employables, flamboyants, lymphoblast, molybdenums, myeloblasts, nonsymbolic, salmonberry, subemployed, subnormally, symbolising, symbolistic, symbolizers, symbolizing, symbologies. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Usage Frequency 14. Names: Company Usage 15. Cities 16. Expressions | 17. Expressions: Internet 18. Translations: Modern 19. Translations: Ancient 20. Abbreviations | 21. Acronyms 22. Derivations 23. Rhymes 24. Anagrams | 25. Bibliography |
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