Semaphore: alternatives and connections

extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly he…

extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly he…

A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it rec…

A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals.

A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper, etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, o…

A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or…

The art or science of constructing or using the electric telegraph; the transmission of messages by means of the electric telegraph.

A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; --…

To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the streugth flags.

A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.

A crystalline rock, consisting, like granite, of quartz, feldspar, and mica, but having these materials, especially the mica, arranged…

A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards, sails, flags, etc.

A basket made of rushes or flags, as for carrying fish.

A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for coverin…

The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or…

A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or…

The state of oscillating; a seesaw kind of motion.

The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration.