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Meaning of "semaphoric" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMAPHORIC

semaphoric  [ˌsɛməˈfɒrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMAPHORIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Semaphoric is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SEMAPHORIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of semaphoric in the English dictionary

The definition of semaphoric in the dictionary is of or relating to a system of signalling by holding a flag in each hand and moving the arms.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMAPHORIC


amphoric
æmˈfɒrɪk
anaphoric
ˌænəˈfɒrɪk
camphoric
kæmˈfɒrɪk
cataphoric
ˌkætəˈfɒrɪk
dysphoric
dɪsˈfɒrɪk
euphoric
juːˈfɒrɪk
exophoric
ˌɛksəʊˈfɒrɪk
gonophoric
ˌɡɒnəʊˈfɒrɪk
gynophoric
ˌdʒaɪnəʊˈfɒrɪk
historic
hɪˈstɒrɪk
hydrochloric
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈklɒrɪk
hypophosphoric
ˌhaɪpəʊfɒsˈfɒrɪk
metaphoric
ˌmetəˈfɒrɪk
phosphoric
fɒsˈfɒrɪk
prehistoric
ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk
pyrophoric
ˌpaɪrəʊˈfɒrɪk
sporophoric
ˌspɔːrəˈfɒrɪk
theophoric
ˌθɪəˈfɒrɪk
toric
ˈtɒrɪk
Warwick
ˈwɒrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMAPHORIC

semantic
semantic memory
semantic tableau
semantic Web
semantical
semantically
semanticist
semantics
semantide
semantron
semaphore
semaphorical
semaphorically
Semarang
semasiological
semasiologically
semasiologist
semasiology
sematic
sematology

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMAPHORIC

boric
choric
chromatophoric
chromophoric
diasporic
enchoric
gametophoric
Hathoric
hydrochoric
hydrofluoric
isochoric
mastigophoric
meteoric
motoric
plethoric
rhetoric
sophomoric
Theodoric
thoric
zoophoric

Synonyms and antonyms of semaphoric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «semaphoric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMAPHORIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

semaphoric
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semafórico
570 millions of speakers

English

semaphoric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

semaphoric
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

semaphoric
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

semaphoric
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semaphoric
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

semaphoric
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sémaphorique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semaforik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

semaphoric
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

semaphoric
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

semaphoric
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semaphoric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

semaphoric
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

semaphoric
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेमफोरिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

semaphoric
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semaforico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

semaphoric
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

semaphoric
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semaphoric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σημαφορικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

semaphoric
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

semaphoric
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

semaphoric
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of semaphoric

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMAPHORIC»

The term «semaphoric» is used very little and occupies the 187.017 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMAPHORIC» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMAPHORIC»

Discover the use of semaphoric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to semaphoric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Semaphoric Signal Book...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John R Parker, 2012
2
American Signal Book, Or, The United States Telegraph ...
Adapted to the Use of the New Semaphoric Telegraph : to which is Added the Boston Harbor Signal Book John R. Parker. Gazetteer of Ports, TELEGRAPHIC STATIONS. H. H. N. M. T. N. Class 9. Ind. 6 . 3 46 Great Ormshead 2 1 47 Puffin ...
John R. Parker, 1832
3
Army and Navy Chronicle, and Scientific Repository
An essential auxiliary has been devised by means of flags, called the marine telegraph; their uses rest upon the ime principle with the arms of the Semaphoric land telegraph. They are six in number, and correspond to the six positions of the  ...
William Quereau Force, 1840
4
Mimomania: Music and Gesture in Nineteenth-Century Opera
The causality instead runs the other way, suggesting that semaphoric effects had long been established stage techniques, and that the character of Fenella was created to capitalize on — and to flaunt — the proven linguistic specificity of ...
Mary Ann Smart, 2004
5
AIPR
Abstract We present an altemative to the manipulative and semaphoric gesture recognition paradigms. Human multitnodal communicative behaviors form a tightly integrated whole. We present a paradigm multimodal analysis in natural ...
Charles J. Cohen, IEEE Computer Society. Technical Committee on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 2001
6
Control in Transportation Systems ...: (CTS'...), a ...
At the beginning of the fc-th semaphoric cycle, the optimal phase lengths t°(k) are applied to the model of the considered area in order to simulate and then compute i(fc + l). In the same time, t°(k) is also applied to the real system in order to set ...
Sadayuki Tsugawa, Masayoshi Aoki, International Federation of Automatic Control, 2003
7
Control in transportation systems 2003 (CTS '03): a ...
semaphoric cycles, on the basis of the observation of traffic in the various roads and junctions of a signalized area. To this end, a mathematical programming- based approach has been developed by the authors and here presented. Although ...
Sadayuki Tsugawa, Masayoshi Aoki, International Federation of Automatic Control, 2004
8
The Gentleman's Magazine
To express any three figures at once, six semaphoric wings, or six shuiters out of twelve, must be in action ; and if the shutters were somewhat insulated, they might be probably better seen, on account of their greater area. But as shutters are ...
‎1825
9
A Telegraphic Vocabulary: Adapted for the Line of Semaphoric ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series.
William Lord, 2010
10
The Telegraph Manual V1: A Complete History and Description ...
A Complete History And Description Of The Semaphoric, Electric And Magnetic Telegraphs Of Europe, Asia, Africa And America, Ancient And Modern. Other ISBNs in this set include: 0548809321.
Taliaferro P. Shaffner, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMAPHORIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term semaphoric is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Novak Djokovic too strong for Philipp Kohlschreiber as he kicks off …
We suspicious types in the press seats were focusing on the triple Wimbledon winner to see if he was conveying any semaphoric coaching advice to the ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
2
New Orleans Ballet Theatre leaped high and landed in heaven with …
... matching the music with sudden directional shifts, semaphoric arm signals, shoulder shrugs, head tosses and balletic extensions. At times, their movements ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
3
Anonymous Bodies deconstruct dance in 'Mash Up Body' at FringeArts
When she works her semaphoric drill-team juju on you, you are at attention. With Cotton, you're most aware of the soft rat-a-tat-tat of composer/performer ... «Philly.com, Jun 15»
4
Boston Ballet's Jeffrey Cirio takes a leap as choreographer
Phrases were peppered with a florid, mysterious vocabulary of intricate hand and finger work – flicks, points, and quivers, with arms in semaphoric angles, like ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
5
A Satori of Sorts
Like Adele Henderson's semaphoric chart representing five years of weather in Buffalo, based on National Weather Service records, January 2007 through ... «Artvoice, Apr 15»
6
Tragedy Makes for the Peak of Drama
Director Candace Evans was presumably responsible for the semaphoric acting style; the “Everest” design team supplied an amateurish collection of slopes that ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
7
Composing the Future: A Talk With Jazz Titan Henry Threadgill
He's quick to point out that he's not using Double Up as a vehicle for “conduction,” a semaphoric system of graphics and gestures that Morris devised to ... «KQED, Feb 15»
8
When the Living Ain't Easy
Many of the intimate moments, by contrast, tend to be unsubtle, with semaphoric gestures geared to read in a big house. Eric Owens brings depth and ... «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»
9
Earthquakes are hiding a message in seats of new stadium
The stunt is similar to one "new media artist" Ben Rubin staged back in 2006 when he put a semaphoric message atop the Adobe building and then tried again ... «SB Nation, Sep 14»
10
Collaborative spirit showcased in McCusker's dances
Arms slice and arc with broad, semaphoric gestures or punctuate phrases with smaller isolations. Hands flex, fingers flutter and point suggestively. But in fleeting ... «Boston Globe, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Semaphoric [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/semaphoric>. Apr 2024 ».
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