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cymbal, symbol
cymbal (SIM buhl) (noun)
A percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass plate that makes a loud clashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when one of them is hit with the other one: The symphony came to an end with a resounding volume when one cymbal was hit against another one.
symbol (SIM buhl) (noun)
1. Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible: While discussing the planets, the teacher used an orange as a symbol for the sun and small rubber balls as symbols for the planets.
2. In psychology, an object or image that an individual unconsciously uses to represent repressed thoughts, feelings, or impulses: The tall tree was a symbol for the patient representing strength and independence.
2. In psychology, an object or image that an individual unconsciously uses to represent repressed thoughts, feelings, or impulses: The tall tree was a symbol for the patient representing strength and independence.
There was a directional symbol posted in the auditorium. Kate noticed that the symbol for QUIET was a cymbal with a line stroked through it.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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symbol
1. Something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.
2. A letter, figure, or other character or mark or a combination of letters or the like used to designate something: the algebraic symbol "x"; the chemical symbol Au.
3. A word, phrase, image, or the like having a complex of associated meanings and perceived as having inherent value separable from that which is symbolized, as being part of that which is symbolized, and as performing its normal function of standing for or representing that which is symbolized: usually conceived as deriving its meaning chiefly from the structure in which it appears, and generally distinguished from a sign.
4. About 1434, "creed, summary, religious belief", from Late Latin symbolum, "creed, token, mark", from the Greek notion of the "mark" that distinguishes Christians from pagans; from syn- "together" plus the stem of ballein, "to throw". The etymological sense is from "throwing things together" to "contrasting" to "comparing" to "token used in comparisons to determine if something is genuine"; therefore, an "outward sign" of something."
2. A letter, figure, or other character or mark or a combination of letters or the like used to designate something: the algebraic symbol "x"; the chemical symbol Au.
3. A word, phrase, image, or the like having a complex of associated meanings and perceived as having inherent value separable from that which is symbolized, as being part of that which is symbolized, and as performing its normal function of standing for or representing that which is symbolized: usually conceived as deriving its meaning chiefly from the structure in which it appears, and generally distinguished from a sign.
4. About 1434, "creed, summary, religious belief", from Late Latin symbolum, "creed, token, mark", from the Greek notion of the "mark" that distinguishes Christians from pagans; from syn- "together" plus the stem of ballein, "to throw". The etymological sense is from "throwing things together" to "contrasting" to "comparing" to "token used in comparisons to determine if something is genuine"; therefore, an "outward sign" of something."
What we have here is a symbol of "The French way of reform"; that is, at a snail's pace; as presented by Time magazine dated May 1, 2006, on its cover. In addition, the cover included: "Don't write France off. At its own steady pace, it's changing more than you would guess from the headlines."
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ballo-, ball-, balo-, bolo-, bol-, -bola, -bole, -bolic, -bolism, -bolite, -boly
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syn-, sy-, sym-, syl-, sys-
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(Greek: signal, signals; sign, signs; mark, marks; symbol, symbols)
(Greek > Latin: @ two-handled; a vessel with two handles or ears; a pitcher or vase)
(an important symbol for many people)
(Greek: chemical element; antimonos, opposed to solitude; symbol Sb is from Latin stibium [powdered antimony]; some say antimony means, “a metal seldom found alone”; metal)
(Anglo-Saxon: gold, Sanskrit juel, to shine; the symbol is from Latin aurum, shining down; metal)
(Anglo-Saxon: iron, the symbol is from Latin ferrum which also means iron; metal)
(Anglo-Saxon: lead; the symbol is from the Latin plumbum, "lead")
(Latin: named for the Roman god Mercurius; the symbol is from Latin hydrargyrum, "liquid silver"; liquid metal)
(Modern Latin: named for potash, a compound of potassium; the symbol is from Latin kalium; from Arabic, gilf, and a reference to the charred ashes of the saltwort; metal)
(Modern Latin: from Anglo-Saxon, sealfor, siolfur; the symbol is from Latin argentum, "silver"; metal)
(Modern Latin: English, soda, compound of sodium; the symbol comes from Latin natrium; "a salt"; metal)
(Modern Latin: from Anglo-Saxon, tin; symbol from Latin stannum; meaning “tin”; metal)
(Modern Latin: from Swedish, tung sten, "heavy stone"; the symbol is from German Wolfram;, named for the tungsten mineral wolframite; metal)
(Latin: letter; a graphic symbol, a written character, an alphabetic sign)
(presenting each metric name, metric symbol, and numerical metric factor)
(German: radiation, "x-ray"; X-ray; 1896, translation of German X-strahl, from X, "algebraic symbol for an unknown quantity", + Strahl, "beam, ray")
(Greek: the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet; Θ, θ; theta symbol, ϑ)
(Greek: the twentieth letter of the Greek alphabet; Υ, υ; upsilon symbol with hook, ϒ)
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electrical symbol
1. A simple geometrical symbol used to represent a component of a circuit in a schematic circuit diagram.
2. The electronic symbol is a pictogram that is used to represent the various electrical and electronic devices; such as, batteries, wires, resistors, and transistors as shown in a schematic diagram of an electrical or electronic circuit.
2. The electronic symbol is a pictogram that is used to represent the various electrical and electronic devices; such as, batteries, wires, resistors, and transistors as shown in a schematic diagram of an electrical or electronic circuit.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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The origin of Latin counting symbols: There are some people who believe that the Latin numerical symbol V (5) represents the hand with all five fingers spread apart.
It is pleasant to think that I represents the upheld finger of Latin Numerical symbols and that V might symbolize the hand itself with all five fingers; so, one branch of the V would be the extended thumb; the other, the remaining fingers for "six", "seven", "eight", and "nine"; we would then have VI, VII, VIII, and VIIII.
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angstrom unit, symbol: A or Å
A length equal to 10-10 meters or one-ten-millionth of a millimeter, used for atomic measurements and the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
A unit that measures the wavelength of light and equals 0.00000001 of a centimeter. Blue light has a wavelength of about 4400 angstroms, yellow light 5500 angstroms, and red light 6500 angstroms.
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angstrom, symbol Å
A unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a meter (10 meters or one-ten-millionth of a millimeter), used to measure the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
Named for Anders Jonas Ångström (1814-1874), Swedish astrophysicist.
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(a system of sounds for each symbol)
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Amphora: The word and the @ symbol
Greek > Latin: @ two-handled; a vessel with two handles or ears; a pitcher or vase unit.
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brewster, symbol B
A unit for measuring the reaction of optical materials to stress, defined in terms of the slowing down of light passing through the material when it is stretched or compressed.
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