3 definitions found 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To notify by a signals; to make a signal or signals to; as, to signal a fleet to anchor. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] 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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