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Gesture vs Signal - What's the difference?

gesture | signal |

As nouns the difference between gesture and signal

is that gesture is a motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech while signal is a sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.

As verbs the difference between gesture and signal

is that gesture is to make a gesture or gestures while signal is to indicate.

As an adjective signal is

standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.

gesture

English

(wikipedia gesture)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
    • The middle-finger gesture is really a nonverbal swear.
    This Web browser can be controlled with mouse gestures .
  • * Milton
    • Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, / In every gesture dignity and love.
  • An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
    • We took flowers as a gesture of sympathy.
  • * '>citation
  • (obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
    • Accubation, or lying down at meals, was a gesture used by many nations.

    Related terms

    * countergesture * gesticulate * gesticulation * gesticulative * gestural * gestureless * gesturelike

    Verb

  • To make a gesture or gestures.
    • My dad said to never gesture with my hands when I talk.
    Never gesture at someone with a middle finger.
  • To express something by a gesture or gestures.
    • He gestured his disgust.
  • To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.
  • * Hooker
    • It is not orderly read, nor gestured as beseemeth.

    Synonyms

    * gesticulate

    Hyponyms

    * beckon

    See also

    *

    External links

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    signal

    English

    (wikipedia signal)

    Alternative forms

    * signall

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
  • * Milton
    • All obeyed / The wonted signal and superior voice / Of this great potentate.
  • An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
  • (of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc) An electrical or electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.
    • My mobile phone can't get a signal in the railway station.
  • A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The weary sun / Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow.
  • * De Foe
    • There was not the least signal of the calamity to be seen.
  • Useful information, as opposed to noise.
  • (computing, Unix) A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.

    • Antonyms

    * (useful information) noise

    Derived terms

    * signal box * signalman * signalwoman * smoke signal

    See also

    * tocsin

    Verb

  • To indicate.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.
    • a signal''' exploit; a '''signal''' service; a '''signal act of benevolence
  • * Milton
    • As signal now in low, dejected state / As erst in highest, behold him where he lies.

    Related terms

    * (adjective)

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