Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun symbolisation

3 senses of symbolisation

Sense 1
symbolization, symbolisation -- (the use of symbols to convey meaning)
       => meaning, significance, signification, import -- (the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous")

Sense 2
symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation -- (something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States")
       => representational process -- (any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else)

Sense 3
symbolism, symbolization, symbolisation -- (the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning)
       => practice, pattern -- (a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern")