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}]