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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To notify by a signals; to make a signal or signals to;


        as, to signal a fleet to anchor. --M. Arnold.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  signal
       adj : notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal
             triumph for the Labour party"
       n 1: any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the
            boat suddenly stopped" [syn: {signaling}, {sign}]
       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
       v 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}, {signalize}, {signalise}]
       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}, {betoken}, {indicate}, {point}]
       [also: {signalling}, {signalled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  signalling
       See {signal}

















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