signal vs forecast

forecast vs signal

signal and forecast both are nouns.

signal is an adjective but forecast is not an adjective.

signal and forecast both are verbs.

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

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

signal: be a signal for or a symptom of
forecast: indicate, as with a sign or an omen

Other hyponyms of signal include augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate, mark.

signal (noun)	forecast (noun)
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message	a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
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

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

signal (verb)	forecast (verb)
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs	judge to be probable
be a signal for or a symptom of	predict in advance
	indicate, as with a sign or an omen

Difference between signal and forecast

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