signal

Meanings

Plural: signals

Noun

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
  • "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
• any incitement to action
  • "he awaited the signal to start"
  • "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"
• an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
• A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
• Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
• A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
• An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
• 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.
• An action, change or process done to convey information and thus reduce uncertainty.
• A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
• Useful information, as opposed to noise.
• A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.
• A signalling interaction between cells

Verb

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
  • "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"
• be a signal for or a symptom of
  • "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
• To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.
• To communicate with (a person or system) by a signal.

Adjective Satellite

• notably out of the ordinary
  • "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"

Adj

• Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.

Synonyms

bespeak, betoken, eminent, important, indicate, notable, noteworthy, point, sign, signaling, signalise, signalize, significant

Antonyms

noise

Related Words

signature, signet, tocsin

Anagrams of signal