semaphore vs signal

signal vs semaphore

semaphore and signal both are nouns.

semaphore is not an adjective while signal is an adjective.

semaphore and signal both are verbs.

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

As verbs, signal is a hypernym of semaphore; that is, signal is a word with a broader meaning than semaphore:

semaphore: send signals by or as if by semaphore
signal: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

Other hypernyms of semaphore include sign, signalise, signalize.

semaphore (noun)	signal (noun)
an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
	any incitement to action
	an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

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

semaphore (verb)	signal (verb)
convey by semaphore, of information	communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
send signals by or as if by semaphore	be a signal for or a symptom of

Difference between semaphore and signal

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