signal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Serbo-Croatian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension

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• enPR: sĭg'nəl, IPA: /ˈsɪgn(ə)l/, SAMPA: /"sIgn(@)l/
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From Old French signal.

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signal (plural signals)

1. An indication given to another person.
2. An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
3. (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.

4. Useful information.

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• (useful information): noise

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• tocsin

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to signal (third-person singular simple present signals, present participle signalling (UK) or signaling (US), simple past and past participle signalled (UK) or signaled (US))

1. To indicate.

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• aligns

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[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin signale, from Late Latin signalis.

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signal m. (plural signaux)

1. signal

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sìgnāl m. (Cyrillic spelling сѝгна̄л)

1. signal

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