signal

Meanings

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
  • "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
• any incitement to action
  • "he awaited the signal to start"
  • "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"
• an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
  • "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"
• be a signal for or a symptom of
  • "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
• notably out of the ordinary
  • "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"

Synonyms

bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, sign, signaling, signalise, signalize