signals
Syllables: sig·nals/ˈsɪɡnəlz/
signals is the plural of signal.
signals is the third-person singular simple present indicative of signal.
Meaning of signal
Noun
signal (plural signals)
- A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
- Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
- A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
- All obeyed / The wonted signal and superior voice / Of this great potentate.1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
- 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.
- My mobile phone can't get a signal in the railway station.
Phrases with signals
- cab signals
- fog signals
- ball signals
- busy signals
- gang signals
- hand signals
- home signals
- main signals
- soft signals
- time signals
- turn signals
- block signals
27 more phrasesFewer phrases
- clock signals
- false signals
- mixed signals
- price signals
- radio signals
- smoke signals
- analog signals
- danger signals
- ground signals
- virtue signals
- digital signals
- distant signals
- railway signals
- starter signals
- traffic signals
- distress signals
- shunting signals
- starting signals
- fast busy signals
- semaphore signals
- right-away signals
- somersault signals
- directional signals
- colour light signals
- signals intelligence
- discrete-time signals
- Greenwich Time Signals
Questions about signals
- What is signals the plural of?
- Signals is the plural of signal.
- How do you pronounce signals?
- Signals is pronounced /ˈsɪɡnəlz/.
Words near signals in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: signals (page history and authors); signal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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