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sig·nal 
[sig-nl] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, verb, -naled, -nal·ing or (especially British) -nalled, -nal·ling.
[sig-nl] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, verb, -naled, -nal·ing or (especially British) -nalled, -nal·ling. –noun
–adjective
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave. |
| 2. | anything agreed upon or understood as the occasion for concerted action. |
| 3. | an act, event, or the like that causes or incites some action: The unjust execution was the signal for revolt. |
| 4. | a token; indication. |
| 5. | Electronics. an electrical quantity or effect, as current, voltage, or electromagnetic waves, that can be varied in such a way as to convey information. |
| 6. | Cards. a play that reveals to one's partner a wish that he or she continue or discontinue the suit led. |
| 7. | serving as a signal; used in signaling: a signal flag. |
| 8. | unusual; notable; outstanding: a signal exploit. |
| 9. | to make a signal to. |
| 10. | to communicate or make known by a signal. |
| 11. | to make communication by a signal or signals. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| sig·nal
(sĭg'nəl) Pronunciation Key
n.
adj. Notably out of the ordinary: a signal feat; a signal event. v. sig·naled or sig·nalled, sig·nal·ing or sig·nal·ling, sig·nals v. tr.
v. intr. To make a signal or signals. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin signāle, from neuter of Late Latin signālis, of a sign, from Latin signum, sign; see sign.] sig'nal·er, sig'nal·ler n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
signal (n.)
signal (n.)
c.1384, from O.Fr. signal, from M.L. signale "a signal," from L.L. signalis (adj.) "used as a signal, pertaining to a sign," from L. signum "signal, sign." The verb is first recorded 1805, from the noun; earlier verb was signalize (1654).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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signal (adj.)
signal (adj.)
"remarkable, striking, notable" 1641, from Fr. signalé, pp. of signaler "to distinguish" (see signal (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| signal | |
adjective | |
| 1. | notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party" |
noun | |
| 1. | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" |
| 2. | any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration" |
| 3. | an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes |
verb | |
| 1. | communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" [syn: sign] |
| 2. | be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: bespeak] |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| signal
(sĭg'nəl) Pronunciation Key
A fluctuating quantity or impulse whose variations represent information. The amplitude or frequency of voltage, current, electric field strength, light, and sound can be varied as signals representing information.
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signal
- To provide information to. For example, an unexpected dividend increase may signal investors that a firm's directors are more optimistic about future profits than previously thought. Likewise, the announcement of a new equity issue may signal investors that directors consider a firm's stock to be fully valued.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
SIGNAL language
A synchronous language by Le Guernic et al of INRIA.
["SIGNAL - A Data Flow-Oriented Language for Signal Processing," P. le Guernic, IEEE Trans Acoustics Speech & Signal Proc, ASSP-34(2):362-1986-04-374].
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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signal operating system
A predefined message sent between two Unix processes or from the kernel to a process. Signals communicate the occurrence of unexpected external events such as the forced termination of a process by the user. Each signal has a unique number associated with it and each process has a signal handler set for each signal. Signals can be sent using the kill system call.
(1996-12-10)
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Signal Mountain, TN (town, FIPS 68540) Location: 35.13043 N, 85.34210 W
Population (1990): 7034 (2718 housing units)
Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 37377
Signal Hill, CA (city, FIPS 71876) Location: 33.80360 N, 118.16741 W
Population (1990): 8371 (3670 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 90804, 90806, 90807
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Signal
Sig"nal\, n. [F., fr. LL. signale, fr. L. signum. See Sign, n.]1. 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. All obeyed The wonted signal and superior voice Of this great potentate. --Milton. 2. A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign. The weary sun . . . Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow. --Shak. There was not the least signal of the calamity to be seen. --De Foc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Signal
Sig"nal\, a. [From signal, n.: cf. F. signal['e].]1. Noticeable; distinguished from what is ordinary; eminent; remarkable; memorable; as, a signal exploit; a signal service; a signal act of benevolence. As signal now in low, dejected state As erst in highest, behold him where he lies. --Milton. 2. Of or pertaining to signals, or the use of signals in conveying information; as, a signal flag or officer. The signal service, a bureau of the government (in the United States connected with the War Department) organized to collect from the whole country simultaneous raports of local meteorological conditions, upon comparison of which at the central office, predictions concerning the weather are telegraphed to various sections, where they are made known by signals publicly displayed. Signal station, the place where a signal is displayed; specifically, an observation office of the signal service. Syn: Eminent; remarkable; memorable; extraordinary; notable; conspicuous.
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Signal
Sig"nal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Signaled or Signalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Signaling or Signalling.]1. To communicate by signals; as, to signal orders. 2. To notify by a signals; to make a signal or signals to; as, to signal a fleet to anchor. --M. Arnold.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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