signal vs phone number

phone number vs signal

signal and phone number both are nouns.

signal is an adjective but phone number is not an adjective.

signal is a verb but phone number is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
signal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
phone number	Yes	No	No	No

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

signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
phone number: the number is used in calling a particular telephone

Other hyponyms of signal include recording, number, telephone number, start, starting signal, storm signal, beam, radio beam, ticktack, time signal, dog-ear, animal communication, alarm, alarum, alert, warning signal, distress call, distress signal, all clear, bugle call, curfew, retreat, drumbeat, radiotelegraphic signal, telegraphic signal, whistle, whistling, high sign, symbol, visual signal, indicator, electronic signal, radio beacon, input, input signal, output, output signal.

signal (noun)	phone number (noun)
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message	the number is used in calling a particular telephone
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)	phone number (adjective)
notably out of the ordinary

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

Difference between signal and phone number

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