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signal
('s/I/gn/-/l )

adjective (a)

  • Noticeable; distinguished from what is ordinary; eminent; remarkable; memorable; as, a signal exploit; a signal service; a signal act of benevolence.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message(noun.communication)
    Example:
    Signals from the boat suddenly stopped.
    Synonym:
    sign, signaling
    source: wordnet30
  • any incitement to action(noun.motive)
    Example:
    He awaited the signal to start.
    The victory was a signal for wild celebration.
    source: wordnet30
  • an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes(noun.phenomenon)
    source: wordnet30
  • A sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person of some occurence, command, or danger; also, a sign, event, or watchword, which has been agreed upon as the occasion of concerted action.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • notably out of the ordinary(adj.all)
    Example:
    The year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu.
    Synonym:
    sign, signalise, signalize
    source: wordnet30
  • be a signal for or a symptom of(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued.
    Synonym:
    bespeak, betoken, indicate, point
    source: wordnet30
  • To communicate by signals; as, to signal orders.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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