symbol vs signal

signal vs symbol

symbol and signal both are nouns.

symbol is not an adjective while signal is an adjective.

symbol is not a verb while signal is a verb.

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

As nouns, signal is a hypernym of symbol; that is, signal is a word with a broader meaning than symbol:

symbol: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

Other hypernyms of symbol include sign, signaling, signalling.

symbol (noun)	signal (noun)
something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance	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

symbol (adjective)	signal (adjective)
	notably out of the ordinary

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

Difference between symbol and signal

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