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signalling vs symbol

symbol vs signalling

signalling and symbol both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
signalling Yes No No No
symbol Yes No No No
As nouns, symbol is a hyponym of signalling; that is, symbol is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than signalling:
  • signalling: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
  • symbol: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
Other hyponyms of signalling include recording, number, phone 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, visual signal, indicator, electronic signal, radio beacon, input, input signal, output, output signal.
signalling (noun) symbol (noun)
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
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