symbols (noun)
1pull tab — noun : a metal tab (as on a can) pulled to open the container * * * a metal tab or ring that is pulled to uncover the precut opening in a can or other container. [1960 65] * * * pull tab, a metal tab that is pulled off to open a can or container …
2phonetic alphabet — noun an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech • Syn: ↑sound alphabet • Hypernyms: ↑alphabet • Hyponyms: ↑visible speech • Member Meronyms: ↑phonetic symbol …
3Arabic numeral — noun one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 • Syn: ↑Hindu numeral, ↑Hindu Arabic numeral • Ant: ↑Roman numeral • Hypernyms: ↑numeral, ↑number * * * noun, pl ⋯ rals [count] …
4flow chart — noun a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system • Syn: ↑flowchart, ↑flow diagram, ↑flow sheet • Hypernyms: ↑multidimensional language * * * noun also …
5formal grammar — noun A precise mathematical description of a formal language, consisting of terminal symbols, nonterminal symbols, a nonterminal symbol serving as start symbol, and a set of production rules that control the expansion of nonterminal symbols into… …
6symbol — noun 1 image/object/event that is a sign of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic, important, perfect, potent, powerful, ultimate ▪ The Berlin wall was the ultimate symbol of the Cold War. ▪ …
7binary notation — noun any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1) • Hypernyms: ↑mathematical notation * * * noun : expression of a number with a base of 2 using only the digits 0 and 1 with each digital place representing a power of 2 instead of a power …
8visible speech — noun 1. a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century • Hypernyms: ↑phonetic alphabet, ↑sound alphabet 2. spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically • Hypernyms: ↑spectrogram, ↑spectrograph * * * noun …
9symbology — noun (plural gies) Etymology: symbol + logy Date: 1840 1. the art of expression by symbols 2. the study or interpretation of symbols 3. a system of symbols …
10quotation marks — noun /kwəʊˈteiʃn̩ mɑɹks/ Symbols used to denote a quotation in writing, written at the beginning and end of the quotation. The symbols vary across languages, and slightly different marks may sometimes be used at the beginning and end of the… …
