signal

Definitions

1. sign
2. A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
3. landmark
4. Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
5. A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
6. reminder
7. An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
8. representation
9. A railway signal.
10. 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
11. An action, change or process done to convey information and thus reduce uncertainty.
12. A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
13. Useful information, as opposed to noise.
14. A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.
    Unix
15. A signalling interaction between cells

Equivalents

55 more languages

العربيةإشارةالإشارةشعارعلامة+ 1 more

Azərbaycan diliişarə

Беларускаязнак

Българскизнак

বাংলাইশারা

Bosanskibelegbiljegišaretredesignalznakбелегбиљегзнаксигнал+ 7 more

Catalàsenyal

Češtinasignálznamení

Dansksignal

Ελληνικάσήμασύνθημα

Esperantosignalo

Eestisignaal

Suomienneennusmerkkimerkkiopastaaopasteopastinsignaalisignaloidatoisto-opastinviestittää+ 7 more

Gàidhligsanas

Galegomarcasinal

עבריתאותסימנור

हिन्दीइशारासंकेतसूचक

Hrvatskibelegbiljegišaretredesignalznakбелегбиљегзнаксигнал+ 7 more

Magyarindexindexeljeljelezjelöljelzéstérerőtérerősség+ 5 more

Հայերենազդակազդանշան

Bahasa Indonesiaanggaiisyaratpertandaseinsemboyansinyal+ 3 more

Íslenskamerki

Italianocampoindicaresegnalaresegnale+ 1 more

日本語サインシグナル信号合図電波麾+ 3 more

ქართულისიგნალი

Қазақ тілісигнал

ភាសាខ្មែរតម្រុយសង្កេតសញ្ញា

한국어사인시그널신호전파+ 1 more

Kurdîhûîşaretsîgnalsînyal+ 1 more

Latinaaccentussignalesignum

ລາວສັນຍານ

Lietuviųsignalassignalizuoti

Te Reo Māorihū

Македонскисигнал

Монголдохио

Bahasa Melayuisyarat

မြန်မာလက္ခဏာ

Nederlandsseinsignaal

Polskipobudkasygnalizowaćsygnałzasygnalizowaćznak+ 2 more

Portuguêsredesinal

Românăsemnal

Русскийзнакпросигнализи́роватьсигналсигнализи́ровать+ 1 more

Shqipsinjal

Српскиbelegbiljegišaretredesignalznakбелегбиљегзнаксигнал+ 7 more

Svenskasignal

Kiswahiliishara

తెలుగుసంకేతంసంజ్ఞ

Тоҷикӣишора

ไทยสัญญาณ

Türkmençeyşarat

Türkçeişaretsinyal

ئۇيغۇرچەئىشارەت

Українськазнаксигналсигналізувати

اردواشارہ

Tiếng Việthiệutín hiệu號

Examples

“All obeyed / The wonted signal and superior voice / Of this great potentate.”

“Banner-Repeater signals tend⟳ to be provided in locations where drivers receive⟳ insufficient warning of the main signal, thereby effectively increasing the sighting distance for the main signal.”

“My mobile phone can't get⟳ a signal in the railway station.”

“The weary sun […] / Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow.”

“There was not the least signal of the calamity to be seen.”

“Did I get⟳ it wrong all along? / You were sending signals / You sent certain signals to me”

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