signal vs semaphore

semaphore vs signal

signal and semaphore both are nouns.

signal is an adjective but semaphore is not an adjective.

signal and semaphore both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of signal include wigwag, heliograph, flag, whistle.

signal (noun)	semaphore (noun)
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message	an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
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)	semaphore (adjective)
notably out of the ordinary

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

Difference between signal and semaphore

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