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signals

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. 1.A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
  2. 2.Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
  3. 3.A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
  4. 4.An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
  5. 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. 1.To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.
  2. 2.To communicate with (a person or system) by a signal.

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