signal vs telephone number

telephone number vs signal

signal and telephone number both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of signal include recording, number, phone 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)	telephone 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)	telephone number (adjective)
notably out of the ordinary

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

Difference between signal and telephone number

Words related to "telephone number"

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