WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
symbolisation n 1: the use of symbols to convey meaning [syn: symbolization, symbolisation] 2: something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States" [syn: symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation] 3: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning [syn: symbolism, symbolization, symbolisation]