English-Estonian translations for symbol

• sümbol
  See on kultuuri sümbol, selle ehitamise sümbol. This is a symbol of culture, of its construction.
  Srebrenica on etnilise puhastuse sümbol. Srebrenica is a symbol of ethnic cleansing.
  See on vabaduse ja partnerluse sümbol. It is also a symbol of freedom and partnership.
• võrdkuju

Definition of symbol

• A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object
• A thing considered the embodiment of a concept or object
• 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
• The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes
• Share; allotment
• An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code
• To symbolize

Examples

• $ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.
• Chinese people use word symbols for writing.
• The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.
• The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.

Related words

• symbolic
• symbolically
• symbolizing
• symbolical
• symbolism
• symbolize
• symbolise
• Blissymbols
• symbolics