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signal vs starting signal

starting signal vs signal

signal and starting signal both are nouns.

signal is an adjective but starting signal is not an adjective.

signal is a verb but starting signal is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
signal Yes Yes Yes No
starting signal Yes No No No
As nouns, starting signal is a hyponym of signal; that is, starting signal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than signal:
  • signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
  • starting signal: a signal to begin (as in a race)
signal (noun) starting signal (noun)
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message a signal to begin (as in a race)
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) starting signal (adjective)
notably out of the ordinary
signal (verb) starting signal (verb)
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
be a signal for or a symptom of
Difference between signal and starting signal

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