symbology
UK[sɪmˈbɒləd͡ʒi]US[sɪmˈbɑləd͡ʒi]
symbology noun: the study or use of symbols.
Noun
symbology (countable and uncountable, plural symbologies)
- The study or use of symbols.
- An encoding scheme, particularly for barcodes.
- The pronounced symbology of antispecial privileges in schools and in society at large underscores the pervasive emphasis on the social equality of the common man.1972, Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Revolutionary Change in Cuba, →ISBN, page 391
- Two-dimensional symbologies provide a means of storing large amounts of data in a very small space. Stacked symbologies (linear bar codes stacked on top of each other), matrix symbologies (comprising a matrix of light and dark elements, circles, squares, or hexagons), and packet symbologies (a...2012, Harvey Lehpamer, RFID Design Principles, Artech House, →ISBN, page 51
symbology meaning in Tamil
symbology in Tamil
- அடையாளவியல்
Forms of symbology
| plural | symbologies |
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Origin of symbology
From symbol + -ology, with haplology of -olol- to -ol-.
Words formed from symbology
Questions about symbology
- What does symbology mean?
- Symbology means the study or use of symbols.
- What is symbology in Tamil?
- Symbology in Tamil is அடையாளவியல். See Symbology meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is symbology?
- Symbology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce symbology?
- Symbology is pronounced [sɪmˈbɑləd͡ʒi] (US).
- What is the plural of symbology?
- The plural of symbology is symbologies.
Words near symbology in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: symbology (page history and authors); Symbology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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