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Signal   /sˈɪgnəl/   Listen
noun
Signal  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."
2.
A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign; anything taken as evidence of some process. "The weary sun... Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow." "There was not the least signal of the calamity to be seen."
3.
Hence: (Electronics) A measureable electrical quantity, such as voltage or current, that conveys information by varying in magnitude over time; as, the signals from the strongest commercial radio stations can be received over hundreds of miles.


verb
Signal  v. t.  (past & past part. signaled or signalled; pres. part. 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.


adjective
Signal  adj.  
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."
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.
Synonyms: Eminent; remarkable; memorable; extraordinary; notable; conspicuous.





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"Signal" Quotes from Famous Books



... do his duty," is the new rendering of Nelson's Trafalgar signal which is being flagged throughout the country today. Lloyd George has issued an appeal to organized labor to come forward within the next seven days in a last supreme effort on behalf of the voluntary system, and if it fails nothing ...
— New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 • Various
... Udalrich of Halberstadt of his bishopric, a restitution that had been provided for in the treaty of Venice, gave the signal for the conflict. Henry the Lion refused to restore certain fiefs which, as Udalrich asserted, belonged to the Halberstadt Church. Archbishop Philip of Cologne and others came forward ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume VI. • Various
... lined up at the starting point while the starter stood off to one side to give the signal and another man was posted at the farther ...
— Chicken Little Jane • Lily Munsell Ritchie
... further danger, he packed up all the treasures of the castle into great chests, and gave his brothers a signal to pull them up out of the abyss. First the treasures were attached to the rope and then the three lovely girls. And now everything was up above and only he himself remained below. But as he was a little suspicious of his brothers, he fastened a heavy ...
— The Yellow Fairy Book • Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
... It was the signal for the rest to follow his example. They crowded about their champion, thrusting grimy paws into his hand, ...
— That Lass O' Lowrie's - 1877 • Frances Hodgson Burnett


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