conventional symbol

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• symbol — Synonyms and related words: abbreviation, accent, accent mark, acronym, agent, allegory, alphabet, alphabetic character, alternate, alternative, analogy, armory, arms, art, attribute, backup, badge, badge of office, badges, banner, bar, baton,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• symbol — 1 Symbol, emblem, attribute, type can all denote a perceptible thing that stands for or suggests something invisible or intangible. Symbol and emblem are often used interchangeably but they can be so used as to convey clearly distinguishable… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• symbol — ► NOUN 1) a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. 2) a mark or character used as a conventional representation of something, e.g. a letter standing for a chemical element …   English terms dictionary

• Conventional electrical unit — A conventional electrical unit (is also know as a electrical symbol) (or simply conventional unit where there is no risk of ambiguity) is a unit of measurement in the field of electricity which is based on the conventional values of the Josephson …   Wikipedia

• Symbol rate — In digital communications, symbol rate (also known as baud or modulation rate) is the number of symbol changes (waveform changes or signalling events) made to the transmission medium per second using a digitally modulated signal or a line code.… …   Wikipedia

• symbol — /sim beuhl/, n., v., symboled, symboling or (esp. Brit.) symbolled, symbolling. n. 1. something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. 2.… …   Universalium

• symbol — 1. A conventional sign serving as an abbreviation. 2. In chemistry, an abbreviation of the name of an element, radical, or compound, expressing in chemical formulas one atom or molecule of that element ( e.g., H and O in H2O); in biochemistry …   Medical dictionary

• symbol — I. noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• symbol —    A symbol is something that stands for something else in some artificial, conventional way (as opposed to the natural way in which black clouds mean that there is rain on the way). Names stand for their bearers, but also the crown can be a… …   Christian Philosophy

• symbol — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. token, emblem, mark, badge, device, character, letter. See indication, figurative, numeration. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. type, representative, regalia, emblem, insignia, totem, logo, hieroglyph, number …   English dictionary for students

• symbol — noun 1》 a mark or character used as a conventional representation of something, e.g. a letter standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation. 2》 a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material… …   English new terms dictionary