quarterback signal caller field general | (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team, quarterback is the most important position on the team |
generation multiplication propagation | the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production |
generation | the production of heat or electricity, dams were built for the generation of electricity |
signal box signal tower | a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains |
signal level | the amplitude level of the desired signal |
signal detection detection | the detection that a signal is being received |
signal signaling sign | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message, signals from the boat suddenly stopped |
starting signal start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
storm signal | a signal announcing the approach of a storm (particularly a storm of marked violence) |
time signal | a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time |
alarm alert warning signal alarum | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
distress signal distress call | an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed |
reveille wake-up signal | (military) signal to wake up |
telegraphic signal radiotelegraphic signal | a signal transmitted by telegraphy |
visual signal | a signal that involves visual communication |
traffic light traffic signal stoplight | a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections |
flag signal flag | a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device |
code flag nautical signal flag | one of an international code of flag signals used between ships |
generation gap | a difference between the views of young people and their parents |
blinker turn signal turn indicator trafficator | a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn |
electronic signal | a signal generated by electronic means |
signal fire signal light | a fire set as a signal |
input signal input | signal going into an electronic system |
output signal output | signal that comes out of an electronic system |
genesis generation | a coming into being |
background background signal | extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured, they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals |
generation | group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent |
coevals contemporaries generation | all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age |
beat generation beats beatniks | a United States youth subculture of the s, rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress, for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism, favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) |
baby boom baby-boom generation | the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II |
generation X gen X | the generation following the baby boom (especially Americans and Canadians born in the s and s) |
signal | any incitement to action, he awaited the signal to start, the victory was a signal for wild celebration |
quarterback signal caller field general | (football) the person who plays quarterback |
abiogenesis autogenesis autogeny spontaneous generation | a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter |
signal | an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes |
radio signal | a radio wave used to transmit and receive messages |
wind generation wind power | power derived from the wind (as by windmills) |
signal-to-noise ratio signal-to-noise signal noise ratio signal noise S N | the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity |
generation | the normal time between successive generations, they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade |
generation | a stage of technological development or innovation, the third generation of computers |
bespeak betoken indicate point signal | be a signal for or a symptom of, These symptoms indicate a serious illness, Her behavior points to a severe neurosis, The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued |
sign signal signalize signalise | communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs, He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture, The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu |
signal | notably out of the ordinary, the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party |