For Symbol we have terms and definitions in 14 topics. The topics are Anthromorphemics, Anthropology, Art, Chemistry, Drama, Finance, Fine Art, Health Informatics, Maps, Poetry, Sculptural, Sociology, Technology and Typography.

Symbol (Anthromorphemics)

Something that can represent something distant from it in time and space.

Symbol (Anthropology)

Something that can represent something distant from it in time and space.

Symbol (Art)

An object or image that represents a concept, ideology, or thing.

Symbol (Chemistry)

An abbreviation for the name of an element; for example, C for carbon.

Symbol (Drama)

An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself. The glass unicorn in The Glass Menagerie, the rocking horse in "The Rocking-Horse Winner," the road in Frost's "The Road Not Taken"--all are symbols in this sense.

Symbol (Finance)

Letters used to identify companies on the consolidated tape and other locations.

Symbol (Fine Art)

Lines, shapes and colors used to represent something else.

Symbol (Health Informatics)

Representatio tha i use t signif mor comple concept See Model.

Symbol (Maps)

Anything used to represent or stand for something else, such as a sign or mark

Symbol (Poetry)

An image transferred by something that stands for or represents something else, like flag for country, or autumn for maturity. Symbols can transfer the ideas embodied in the image without stating them, as in Robert Frost's "Acquainted With the Night," in which night is symbolic of death or depression, or Sara Teasdale's "The Long Hill," in which the climb up the hill symbolizes life and the brambles are symbolic of life's adversities.
Sidelight: Symbols can be subject to a diversity of connotations, so both the poet and the reader must exercise sensible discretion to avoid misinterpretation.
(See also Allusion, Analogy)
(Compare Allegory, Metaphor, Simile, Synecdoche)

Symbol (Sculptural)

An image or sign that represents something else, because of convention, association, or resemblance.

Symbol (Sociology)

One item used to meaningfully represent another--as in the case of a flag which symbolizes a nation.

Symbol (Technology)

In programming, a name that represents a register, an absolute value, or a memory address (relative or absolute). See also identifier, operator (definition 1).

Symbol (Typography)

A kind of typeface that uses symbols instead of alphanumeric characters.

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