Of or pertaining to a symbol or symbols; of the nature of a symbol; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs; representative; as, the figure of an eye is symbolic of sight and knowledge
A construct of thought, often a word, relative measure, or standard interval that we use to remember, evaluate, and understand events The word clock, a picture of a clock, notches on stick are (can be) symbols (signs and indexes) for the concept of time; the word second is a symbol for a unit of time kept by a clock Some would say that the distinctive aspect of humans is their development and extensive use of symbols, especially for organization and communcation
relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking" using symbolism; "symbolic art
Something that is symbolic of a person or thing is regarded or used as a symbol of them. Yellow clothes are worn as symbolic of spring + symbolically sym·boli·cal·ly Each circle symbolically represents the whole of humanity
relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking"
{s} of or pertaining to a symbol; characterized by the use of symbols; representative, allegorical, figurative
If you describe an event, action, or procedure as symbolic, you mean that it represents an important change, although it has little practical effect. A lot of Latin-American officials are stressing the symbolic importance of the trip The move today was largely symbolic. + symbolically sym·boli·cal·ly It was a simple enough gesture, but symbolically important
serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; "a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish"
A symbolic part is one with no electrical semantics, such as an arc or a rectangle, as opposed to electrically meaningful "wiring" parts, such as wires and net labels [should mention that uses come in symbolic and schematic varieties -- rgr, 31-Mar-02 ] A symbolic def is one that is neither a schematic nor a schematic icon Symbolic parts can be added to any kind of def, as opposed to wiring parts, which are specific to schematics, or pins and labels, which are specific to icons