signal
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From Old French signal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle, noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum.
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signal (plural signals)
- An indication given to another person.
- An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
- (of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc) An electrical or 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.
- I cannot get a signal.
- Useful information.
- (computing, Unix) A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.
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- (useful information): noise
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Terms derived from signal (noun)
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indication
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device to give indication
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electric or electromagnetic action that conveys information
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signal (third-person singular simple present signals, present participle signalling (UK) or signaling (US), simple past and past participle signalled (UK) or signaled (US))
- To indicate.
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To indicate
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signal (not comparable)
- Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.
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- signature (adjective)
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From a modification of Old French seignal, from Medieval Latin signale, from Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum.
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audio (file)
[edit] Noun
signal m. (plural signaux)
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- IPA: /sǐɡnaːl/
- Hyphenation: sig‧nal
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sìgnāl m. (Cyrillic spelling сѝгна̄л)
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declension of signal
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | sìgnāl | signali |
| genitive | signála | signala |
| dative | signalu | signalima |
| accusative | signal | signale |
| vocative | signale | signali |
| locative | signalu | signalima |
| instrumental | signalom | signalima |
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