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Moderatesignals
The correct spelling is signals.
How to pronounce signals
noun
IPA: /ˈsɪɡnəlz/
Say it like: Sin-als
The correct spelling is signals. A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel. For example: "My mobile phone can't get a signal in the railway station."
Usage Examples
“My mobile phone can't get a signal in the railway station.”
“Seeing the flames, he ran to the control room and signalled headquarters.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
- 2.Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
- 3.A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
- 4.An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
- 5.(of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc.) An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.
verb
- 1.To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.
- 2.To communicate with (a person or system) by a signal.
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