Signature (v. t.) A sign, stamp, or mark impressed, as by a seal. |
Signature (v. t.) Especially, the name of any person, written with his own hand, employed to signify that the writing which precedes accords with his wishes or intentions |
Signature (v. t.) An outward mark by which internal characteristics were supposed to be indicated. |
Signature (v. t.) A resemblance between the external characters of a disease and those of some physical agent, for instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet fever and a red cloth |
Signature (v. t.) The designation of the key (when not C major, or its relative, A minor) by means of one or more sharps or flats at the beginning of the staff, immediately after the clef, affecting all notes of the same letter throughout the piece or movement. Each minor key has the same signature as its relative major. |
Signature (v. t.) A letter or figure placed at the bottom of the first page of each sheet of a book or pamphlet, as a direction to the binder in arranging and folding the sheets. |
Signature (v. t.) The printed sheet so marked, or the form from which it is printed |
Signature (v. t.) That part of a prescription which contains the directions to the patient. It is usually prefaced by S or Sig. (an abbreviation for the Latin signa, imperative of signare to sign or mark). |
Signature (v. t.) To mark with, or as with, a signature or signatures. |
Tune (n.) A sound |
Tune (n.) A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series forming parts in harmony |
Tune (n.) The state of giving the proper, sound or sounds |
Tune (n.) Order |
Tune (v. t.) To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds |
Tune (v. t.) To give tone to |
Tune (v. t.) To sing with melody or harmony. |
Tune (v. t.) To put into a proper state or disposition. |
Tune (v. i.) To form one sound to another |
Tune (v. i.) To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice |