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signal vs warning signal

warning signal vs signal

signal and warning signal both are nouns.

signal is an adjective but warning signal is not an adjective.

signal is a verb but warning signal is not a verb.

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

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