signal

/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/

意味: 信号、合図

例文: ALX-9000 sent a cake-ready signal.
　　  ALX-9000がケーキ準備完了の信号を送った。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: traffic signal(交通信号), signal strength(信号強度), signal failure(信号故障)

定義: 合図や信号を意味します。何かを知らせるための音や光、動作などを指します。たとえば、車を止めたり進めたりするための交通信号や、通信機器で使われる電波の強さを示す信号などがあります。

signalは約20,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度 - 横向き棒グラフ

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析 レーダーチャート

感情グラフ: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
Noun: any incitement to action
Noun: an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
Verb: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
Verb: be a signal for or a symptom of
Adjective: notably out of the ordinary

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb, Adjective

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The signal was weak during the storm.(嵐の間、信号が弱かった。)
She gave a signal to start the race.(彼女はレース開始の合図を出した。)
We lost the signal in the remote area.(辺鄙な場所で信号が途切れた。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: signals from the boat suddenly stopped
Noun: he awaited the signal to start
Noun: the victory was a signal for wild celebration
Verb: He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture
Verb: The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu
Verb: These symptoms indicate a serious illness
Verb: Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
Verb: The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
Adjective: the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, sign, signal, signaling, signalise, signalize

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): communicate, communication, electricity, incitement, tell

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): address, alternating current, announce, aphorize, ask, auditory communication, bespeak, blog, carry, come across, commune, contagion, didacticism, digress, direct current, display, document, expressive style, fingerspell, gesticulate, get, give, greet, grimace, impart, indication, inflict, inform, issue, joke, language, message, network, nod, paralanguage, project, propagandize, psychic communication, publication, publicize, radio, reach, repeat, riddle, semaphore, share, sign, signal, speak, spill, talk, telecommunicate, telepathize, unwrap, visual communication, voice, whistle, write, written communication, yak

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): alarm, all clear, animal communication, bode, bugle call, curfew, distress signal, dog-ear, drumbeat, electronic signal, flag, heliograph, high sign, indicator, input signal, interrupt, mark, output signal, phone number, radio beacon, radio beam, recording, retreat, semaphore, starting signal, storm signal, symbol, telegraphic signal, ticktack, time signal, visual signal, whistle, wigwag

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: indicant, indication, indicative, indicator, sign, signal, signaler, signaling, signalize, signaller, signer, signify, signing

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: medical, technology

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): al

Exam Level

高校レベル

英検3級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits, Holes

Movies(映画): Frozen, The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: