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Meaning of "alarm signal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALARM SIGNAL

alarm signal  [əˈlɑːm ˈsɪɡnəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALARM SIGNAL

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Alarm signal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALARM SIGNAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

alarm signal

Alarm signal

In the field of animal communication, an alarm signal is an antipredator adaptation referring to various signals emitted by social animals in response to danger. Many primates and birds have elaborate alarm calls for warning conspecifics of approaching predators. For example, the characteristic alarm call of the Blackbird is a familiar sound in many gardens. Other animals, like fish and insects, may use other non-auditory signals, such as chemical messages. While visual signs have been suggested as alarm signals, they are easier to pinpoint by predators and less likely to be received by conspecifics, so have tended to be treated as a signal to the predator instead. An animal who signals an alarm is called an alarmer. Different calls may be used for predators on the ground or from the air. Often, the animals can tell which member of the group is making the call, so that they can disregard those of little reliability. Evidently, alarm signals promote survival by allowing the receivers of the alarm to escape from the source of peril, but this ecological safety system may come at a cost to the signaller.

Definition of alarm signal in the English dictionary

The definition of alarm signal in the dictionary is a signal warning of danger.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALARM SIGNAL


additional
əˈdɪʃənəl
anal
ˈeɪnəl
channel
ˈtʃænəl
constitutional
ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl
criminal
ˈkrɪmɪnəl
educational
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl
external
ɪkˈstɜːnəl
final
ˈfaɪnəl
functional
ˈfʌŋkʃənəl
internal
ɪnˈtɜːnəl
international
ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl
interregnal
ˌɪntəˈreɡnəl
journal
ˈdʒɜːnəl
national
ˈnæʃənəl
optional
ˈɒpʃənəl
original
əˈrɪdʒɪnəl
presignal
priːˈsɪɡnəl
regnal
ˈrɛɡnəl
signal
ˈsɪɡnəl
spignel
ˈspɪɡnəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALARM SIGNAL

alap
alapa
alar
Alaric
alarm
alarm bells
alarm call
alarm clock
alarm clock Briton
alarm system
alarmable
alarmed
alarmedly
alarming
alarmingly
alarmism
alarmist
alarum
alary

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALARM SIGNAL

busy signal
call signal
composite colour signal
danger signal
departure signal
distress signal
fog signal
hand signal
interval signal
smoke signal
time signal
traffic signal
turn signal

Synonyms and antonyms of alarm signal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «alarm signal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALARM SIGNAL

Find out the translation of alarm signal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alarm signal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alarm signal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

报警信号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

señal de alarma
570 millions of speakers

English

alarm signal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलार्म संकेत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إشارة إنذار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сигнал тревоги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinal de alarme
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এলার্ম সংকেত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

signal d´alarme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Isyarat penggera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Alarmsignal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

警報信号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경보 신호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinyal weker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tín hiệu báo động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எச்சரிக்கை சமிக்ஞை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गजर संकेत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alarm sinyali
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segnale di allarme
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sygnał alarmowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сигнал тривоги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semnal de alarmă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σήμα συναγερμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alarm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

larmsignal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

alarmsignal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alarm signal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALARM SIGNAL»

The term «alarm signal» is normally little used and occupies the 119.055 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALARM SIGNAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alarm signal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALARM SIGNAL»

Discover the use of alarm signal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alarm signal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Understanding and Servicing Alarm Systems
Even "digital" alarm signal transmission methods usually encode the digital signals using such tones via a modem (modulator/ demodulator) on each end. To avoid the cost of a dedicated alarm circuit, there has been a trend toward using the ...
H. William Trimmer, 1999
2
Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention
Records are kept at the central station company for these irregular openings and closings. Tamper protection is a feature that generates an alarm signal when the system is compromised in any way. Tamper protection can be designed into any  ...
Lawrence J. Fennelly, 2012
3
Fire Protection Systems
Alarm Signals alarm signal alarm signal a warning signal that alerts occupants there is a fire emergency a warning signal that alerts occupants there is a fire emergency When an alarm signal sounds in a building, it is alerting occupants that ...
A. Maurice Jones, 2008
4
Operator, organizational and intermediate (direct support ...
When relay A9K1 is operated, a high impedance alarm signal of greater than 100,000 ohms is present between output connector pins J9-14 and -U. If the intrusion alarm signal input is still present after the 10-second time period, the ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, 1989
5
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
When practicable, the true bearing and distance in nautical miles from a known geographical position may be given. 5)80.317 Radiotelegraph and radiotelephone alarm signals. (a) The international radiotelegraph alarm signal consists of a ...
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Staff, 2002
6
Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations, ...
When the alarm signal is received at the central monitoring location, personnel monitoring for alarms can respond (such as by sending security teams to investigate or by dispatching the fire department). The annunciator responds to the ...
Frank R. Spellman, 2008
7
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
(a) In a space described in §113.25— 9(a), where the general emergency alarm signal cannot be heard over the background noise, there must be a redflashing light or rotating beacon, in addition to the general emergency alarm signal, that: ...
8
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, Telecommunication, ...
(a) The international radiotelegraph alarm signal consists of a series of twelve dashes sent in one minute, the duration of each dash being four seconds and the duration of the interval between consecutive dashes one second. The purpose of  ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2013
9
Dementia and Wandering Behavior: Concern for the Lost Elder
The alarm rings after 15 seconds or more of pushing the exit door. ❒ The alarm signal is activated after 3 to 15 seconds of pushing the exit door. ❒ The alarm signal is activated in 3 seconds or less of pushing the exit door. ❒ The alarm signal is ...
Nina M. Silverstein, Gerald Flaherty, Terri Salmons Tobin, 2006
10
Effective Physical Security
The alarm signal is transmitted over telephone lines to a specially constructed building called the central station. Here, trained operators are on duty 24 hours a day to supervise, record, and maintain alarms. On receipt of an alarm, the police  ...
Lawrence J. Fennelly, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALARM SIGNAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alarm signal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Call of the wild: How science is learning to decode the way animals …
Soldier termites guarding the nest communicate an alarm signal to one another by banging their heads against the walls of their underground ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
NAPCO Security Technologies Debuts StarLink™ Commercial Fire …
... substantial future growth in the lucrative subscription-based recurring monthly revenue generating alarm signal communication category. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
3
GMO Wheat Intended To Repel Aphids Fails Completely In Field …
... to work as expected but scientists said the aphids may have simply become attuned to the constant alarm signal, in the same way that people ... «PlanetSave.com, Jun 15»
4
GM wheat trial fails, but science wins anyway
We now know that in order to repel natural aphid populations in the field, we may need to alter the timing of release of the alarm signal from the plant to mimic ... «Grist, Jun 15»
5
Flood and Leak Protection for the Smart Home
When a water leak is detected by wireless or hard-wired sensors, an alarm signal is sent to the Water Control Panel causing it to immediately ... «Home Toys, Jun 15»
6
Controversial trial of GM crop shows no benefits
... had introduced a gene from peppermint into wheat, allowing the crop to produce a chemical that aphids use as an alarm signal. In lab tests ... «Ars Technica, Jun 15»
7
Controversial GM wheat trial fails
The so-called "whiffy wheat" project to create a genetically engineered crop that wards off aphids by releasing an alarm signal scent cost ... «BT.com, Jun 15»
8
More images of rare big cat captured by hidden cameras
... in real time, and with reference to an exact place. So it will be possible to respond promptly to an alarm signal received from the camera.' ... «The Siberian Times, Jun 15»
9
Social-Media Cyberbullying Not Uncommon Among Youths
The main alarm signal drawn by the study concerns the association between depression and other mental health issues and cyberbullying. «Thrasher Backer, Jun 15»
10
Our Planet May Be Facing The 6th Mass Extinction
This is no piece of novelty, as nature triggers the alarm signal once in a while, with weather conditions worsening, ecosystem disappearing, ... «Capital Wired, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Alarm signal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/alarm-signal>. Apr 2024 ».
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