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Signal
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- 1 Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement. not-comparable
"a signal exploit; a signal success; a signal act of benevolence"
- 1 notably out of the ordinary wordnet
- 1 A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
- 2 any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message wordnet
- 3 Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
- 4 any incitement to action wordnet
- 5 A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
"All obeyed / The wonted signal and superior voice / Of this great potentate."
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- 6 an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes wordnet
- 7 An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
- 8 An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.; A railway signal.
- 9 An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party. Internet, TV, usually
"My mobile phone can't get a signal in the railway station."
- 10 An action, change or process done to convey information and thus reduce uncertainty.
- 11 A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
"The weary sun […] / Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow."
- 12 Useful information, as opposed to noise.
- 13 A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence. Unix
- 14 A signalling interaction between cells
- 1 To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal. ambitransitive
"I signalled my acquiescence with a nod."
- 2 be a signal for or a symptom of wordnet
- 3 To communicate with (a person or system) by a signal. transitive
"Seeing the flames, he ran to the control room and signalled headquarters."
- 4 communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs wordnet
Etymology
From Old French segnal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle; noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum; verb use from 1805, as a shortened from signalize (1650s).
From Old French segnal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle; noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum; verb use from 1805, as a shortened from signalize (1650s).
From Old French segnal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle; noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum; verb use from 1805, as a shortened from signalize (1650s).
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