signal

Signification (Anglais)

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. (Internet, TV, usually) 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.
6. An action, change or process done to convey information and thus reduce uncertainty.
7. A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
8. Useful information, as opposed to noise.
9. (Unix) A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.
10. A signalling interaction between cells

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.
2. (transitive) To communicate with (a person or system) by a signal.

Adj

Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.

Concepts

signal

signe

signaler

indiquer

augure

remarquable

marque

présage

faire signe

symbole

enchères

faire

feu de signalisation

geste

impression

indicatif

indication

insigne

marquer

message

montrer

sémaphore

signer

témoignage

diagramme de phase

faire des signaux

feu rouge

flécher

gesticulation

signaux

affiche

attibut

afficher

auspice

avertir

avertissement

⚠️

capital

communication

correspondance

emblème

empreinte

Synonymes

sign

mark

token

indication

indicate

beckon

gesture

character

hint

symbol

alarm

symptom

signaling

point

omen

motion

flag

signify

index

signalize

semaphore

warn

alert

badge

make

augury

brand

warning

⚠️

wave

👋

cue

betoken

bespeak

traffic light

🚦

considerable

siren

flash

spot

pip

portent

noticeable

notable

marker

password

figure

prominent

call

earmark

indicator

horn

marked

Traductions

Signal

segnale

teken

señal

Zeichen

segno

sinal

işaret

sein

signo

segnalare

signaal

signalisieren

اشارة

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɪɡnəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Old French segnal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle; noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum; verb use from 1805, as a shortened from signalize (1650s).

Phrases

Worryingly , the radio signal became weaker .

Inquiétude, le signal radio s'est affaibli.

The Hamilton Bowl overflowed , flooding the Signal Hill area .

Le Hamilton Bowl a débordé, inondant la zone de Signal Hill.

The survivors , including a badly wounded , " practically incoherent " signal officer , went for the lifeboats .

Les survivants, y compris un agent de signal «pratiquement incohérent», ont opté pour les canots de sauvetage.