English noun: symbolic representation | |||
1. | symbolic representation (cognition) something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible | ||
Samples | The eagle is a symbol of the United States. | ||
Synonyms | symbol, symbolisation, symbolization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | representational process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | allegory, cornucopia, crossbones, death's head, emblem, horn of plenty, oriflamme, white feather | ||