Definizione monolingua

symbol

symbol (third-person singular simple present symbols, present participle symboling, simple past and past participle symboled)

1. To symbolize

symbol (plural symbols)

1. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

   $ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.

   # is the octothorpe symbol.

   Chinese people use symbols for writing.

2. Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship.

   The dollar symbol has no relationship to the concept of currency or any related idea.

3. (linguistics) 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.
4. A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.

   The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.

5. Visible traces or impressions, made using a writing device or tool, that are connected together and/or are slightly separated. Sometimes symbols represent objects or events that occupy space or things that are not physical and do not occupy space.

Definizione dizionario symbol

	simbolo
	One or a few characters, a picture or an other concrete representation of an idea, a concept and the like.
	An identifier in human readable language that refers to a location in compiled code, such as a function or variable. Symbols are used in debugging.

	vessillo
	In senso figurato: elemento che costituisce la rappresentazione o il simbolo di qualcosa.

bandiera

disegno

distintivo

emblema

figura

idea

insegna

lettera

marchio

segnale

segno

stendardo

Altri significati:

type of noun

object meant to represent another

(linguistics) 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.

character or glyph

A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship.

To symbolize

summary of a dogmatic statement of faith

A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.