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signal
/sig-nəl/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: tingyas; singyas
MS: tingyas; singyas
a sound or action which communicates a particular message.
When I wave my hand, that will be the signal for you to stand up.
 
vi.
 
2.
Def.: egtingyas; egsingyas
MS: egtingyas; egsingyas
If you signal to someone, you do an action to communicate a message.
She signalled to me with her hand to tell me to stop.
 
n-ct.
 
3.
Def.: signal
MS: signal
waves by which electrical information is sent (e.g. a cellphone signal).
I can't use my cellphone here, because there is no signal.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0951-0975
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012