signal
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
From Old French segnal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle, noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum.
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Noun [edit]
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.
Antonyms [edit]
- (useful information): noise
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from signal (noun)
Translations [edit]
indication
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device to give indication
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electric or electromagnetic action that conveys information
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Verb [edit]
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.
Translations [edit]
To indicate
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Adjective [edit]
signal (not comparable)
- Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.
Related terms [edit]
- signature (adjective)
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Re-latinization of Old French segnal, from Medieval Latin signale, from Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum.
Pronunciation [edit]
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audio (file)
Noun [edit]
signal m (plural signaux)
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Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /sǐɡnaːl/
- Hyphenation: sig‧nal
Noun [edit]
sìgnāl m (Cyrillic spelling сѝгна̄л)
Vilamovian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French segnal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle, noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum.
Noun [edit]
signal n (plural signale)
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