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sig·nal
[sig-nl] noun, adjective, verb, sig·naled, sig·nal·ing or (especially British) sig·nalled, sig·nal·ling. noun
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.
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EXPANDElectronics. an electrical quantity or effect, as current, voltage, or electromagnetic waves, that can be varied in such a way as to convey information.
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COLLAPSECards. a play that reveals to one's partner a wish that he or she continue or discontinue the suit led.
adjective
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serving as a signal; used in signaling: a signal flag.
8.
unusual; notable; outstanding: a signal exploit.
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Signaling
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
verb (used with object)
9.
to make a signal to.
10.
to communicate or make known by a signal.
verb (used without object)
11.
to make communication by a signal or signals.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (noun) < Medieval Latin signāle, Late Latin, noun use of neuter of signālis of a sign. See sign, -al2, -al1
1350–1400; Middle English (noun) < Medieval Latin signāle, Late Latin, noun use of neuter of signālis of a sign. See sign, -al2, -al1
Related forms
sig·nal·er; especially British sig·nal·ler, noun
pre·sig·nal, noun, verb (used with object), pre·sig·naled, pre·sig·nal·ing or (especially British) pre·sig·nalled, pre·sig·nal·ing.
re·sig·nal, verb re·sig·naled, re·sig·nal·ing or (especially British) re·sig·nalled, re·sig·nal·ling.
un·sig·naled, adjective
un·sig·nalled, adjective
Synonyms
1, 4. sign. 8. unique, exceptional, remarkable, striking.
1, 4. sign. 8. unique, exceptional, remarkable, striking.
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| signaling | |
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| any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" [syn: signal] |
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