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  • noun Plural form of signal.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of signal.

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Examples

  • The electrodes pick up brain signals from the scalp based on a technique called electroencephalography.

    "Researchers demonstrate direct brain control of humanoid robot" Edward Willett 2006

  • The electrodes pick up brain signals from the scalp based on a technique called electroencephalography.

    Archive 2006-12-10 Edward Willett 2006

  • The title signals the era, the early sixties when the beats were so much in the news.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Ed Gorman 2008

  • The title signals the era, the early sixties when the beats were so much in the news.

    Robert Bloch Ed Gorman 2008

  • Henry comes out the back door behind me and nods at Oral, and Oral without saying a word signals us to follow him.

    Tours of the Black Clock Steve Erickson 2008

  • It's easy enough to slide an index finger into a fingerprint reader, but right now the only way to tap into a person's brain signals is through a highly inconvenient EEG cap that's smeared with conductive gel and worn on the scalp.

    Beyond Passwords -- Measure brainwaves? 2006

  • The title signals the thrust of the piece and rightly indicates there will be little interest in balanced or thorough consideration of the genesis, purpose and legality of the settlement enterprise.

    Sounds Like Gaza, In Reverse… | Jewschool 2004

  • The title signals the thrust of the piece and rightly indicates there will be little interest in balanced or thorough consideration of the genesis, purpose and legality of the settlement enterprise.

    Gonzo Jewish journalism: The final chapter | Jewschool 2004

  • Wednesday's decision by David Hoyle not to seek another term signals the loss of one of business's strongest legislative allies and the continued shakeup of Democratic leadership in the state Senate.

    News & Observer: Home Page 2009

  • The word "signals" jumps out: Elsewhere the author criticizes the homunculi little men, making quite difficult determinations, that pervade putative neuroscientific accounts of the mind; there is more than a hint of a homunculus in the notion of neurons that "signal" to one another.

    Rethinking Thinking Raymond Tallis 2011

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