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sign vs heliograph

heliograph vs sign

sign and heliograph both are nouns.

sign is an adjective but heliograph is not an adjective.

sign and heliograph both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sign Yes Yes Yes No
heliograph Yes No Yes No
As verbs, heliograph is a hyponym of sign; that is, heliograph is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sign:
  • sign: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
  • heliograph: signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays
Other hyponyms of sign include wigwag, semaphore, flag, whistle.
sign (noun) heliograph (noun)
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on
a public display of a message
a gesture that is part of a sign language
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
a character indicating a relation between quantities
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
sign (adjective) heliograph (adjective)
used of the language of the deaf
sign (verb) heliograph (verb)
be engaged by a written agreement signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
communicate in sign language
place signs, as along a road
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
engage by written agreement
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