signal /'signl/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
• (n.) any incitement to action
• (n.) an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

Chinese translation

• n. 信号, 暗号, 近因, 导火线
• vt. 向...作信号, 标志, 用信号通知
• vi. 发信号

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/'signl/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.62 · Rare

Word forms

signalled, signalling, signals

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sign · significant · signature · significance · signify

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