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Meanings of Sigmoid:

adjective

Curved like the uncial sigma; crescent-shaped.

Usage examples:

To isolate deviations from typical tree growth, we developed a model based on the amount of shoot e…

noun

Short for sigmoid colon.

Meanings of Sigmoidoscope:

noun

A flexible tube inserted through the anus in order to examine the sigmoid colon.

Usage examples:

The sigmoidoscope contains a tiny video camera at its tip

Meanings of Sigmoidoscopy:

noun

Examination of the sigmoid colon by means of a flexible tube inserted through the anus.

Usage examples:

If the examination is performed with sedation, it may be helpful to combine it with other procedure…

Meanings of Sigmoids:

noun

Short for sigmoid colon.

adjective

Curved like the uncial sigma; crescent-shaped.

Usage examples:

To isolate deviations from typical tree growth, we developed a model based on the amount of shoot e…

Meanings of Sign:

noun

An object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else.

Usage examples:

Flowers are often given as a sign of affection

verb

Write one's name on (a letter, card, document, etc.) to identify oneself as the writer or sender.

Usage examples:

The card was signed by the whole class

Meanings of Sign for:

phrasal verb

Sign a receipt to confirm that one has received something delivered or handed over.

Usage examples:

Someone must sign for the registered letter when we deliver it

Meanings of Sign off:

phrasal verb

Conclude a letter, broadcast, or other message.

Usage examples:

He signed off with a few words of advice

Meanings of Sign on:

idiom

Engage by written agreement

phrasal verb

Commit oneself to a contract of employment, membership of a society, or some other undertaking.

Usage examples:

I'll sign on with a nursing agency

Meanings of Sign out:

phrasal verb

Sign a register to record that one has left a workplace or institution.

Usage examples:

I signed out at reception

Meanings of Sign up:

phrasal verb

Commit oneself to a period of employment, education, or in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

He was just seventeen when he signed up

noun

An occasion when you start doing or having something or start being a member of a group, especially by signing a document

Usage examples:

Instead of paying a sign-up fee, investors pay a fee based on the amount they invest., the card rec…

Meanings of Sign-away:

phrasal verb

Officially relinquish rights or property by signing a deed.

Usage examples:

I have no intention of signing away my inheritance

Meanings of Sign-in:

idiom

Announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports

phrasal verb

Sign a register to record that one has arrived at a workplace or institution.

Usage examples:

I signed in and took the lift to my room

Meanings of Sign-over:

phrasal verb

To give the legal rights to own or do something to someone else by formally signing a document

Usage examples:

Two years before her death she signed her property over to her children.

Meanings of Sign-with:

phrasal verb

(in sport) to sign a formal agreement saying that you will play for a particular team

Meanings of Signal:

noun

A gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions, typically by prearrangement between the parties concerned.

Usage examples:

The firing of the gun was the signal for a chain of beacons to be lit

verb

Convey information or instructions by means of a gesture, action, or sound.

Usage examples:

Hold your fire until i signal

adjective

Striking in extent, seriousness, or importance; outstanding.

Usage examples:

Their signal failure to achieve a satisfactory solution to the problem

Meanings of Signal-to:

noun

An action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or an order

Usage examples:

I tried to call but kept getting a busy signal., when the lieutenant gave the signal, five police o…

Meanings of Signaled:

verb

Convey information or instructions by means of a gesture, action, or sound.

Usage examples:

Hold your fire until i signal

noun

A gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions, typically by prearrangement between the parties concerned.

Usage examples:

The firing of the gun was the signal for a chain of beacons to be lit

adjective

Striking in extent, seriousness, or importance; outstanding.

Usage examples:

Their signal failure to achieve a satisfactory solution to the problem

Meanings of Signalee:

noun

A person to whom a signal is made or transmitted.

Meanings of Signaletic:

adjective

Of or relating to data used for the criminal identification system bertillonage.

Meanings of Signaling:

verb

Convey information or instructions by means of a gesture, action, or sound.

Usage examples:

Hold your fire until i signal

noun

A gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions, typically by prearrangement between the parties concerned.

Usage examples:

The firing of the gun was the signal for a chain of beacons to be lit

adjective

Striking in extent, seriousness, or importance; outstanding.

Usage examples:

Their signal failure to achieve a satisfactory solution to the problem

Meanings of Signalise:

verb

Mark or indicate (something), especially in a striking or conspicuous manner.

Usage examples:

People seek to change their name to signalize a change in status that has taken place

Meanings of Signalised:

verb

Mark or indicate (something), especially in a striking or conspicuous manner.

Usage examples:

People seek to change their name to signalize a change in status that has taken place

Meanings of Signalising:

verb

Mark or indicate (something), especially in a striking or conspicuous manner.

Usage examples:

People seek to change their name to signalize a change in status that has taken place

Meanings of Signalist:

noun

Signaller.

Meanings of Signalization:

noun

The process whereby a signal comes to elicit the same response as the stimulus that it represents.