communication vs signal

signal vs communication

communication and signal both are nouns.

communication is not an adjective while signal is an adjective.

communication is not a verb while signal is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
communication	Yes	No	No	No
signal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, signal is a hyponym of communication; that is, signal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than communication:

communication: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

Other hyponyms of communication include publication, message, contagion, infection, language, linguistic communication, black and white, written communication, written language, content, message, subject matter, substance, didacticism, sign, signaling, signalling, sign, indicant, indication, visual communication, display, expressive style, style, paralanguage, paralinguistic communication, auditory communication, phonation, vocalisation, vocalism, vocalization, voice, vox, anomalous communication, psychic communication, psychical communication, voice, document.

communication (noun)	signal (noun)
something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information	any incitement to action
a connection allowing access between persons or places	an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

communication (adjective)	signal (adjective)
	notably out of the ordinary

communication (verb)	signal (verb)
	communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
	be a signal for or a symptom of

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