signum

suomi-englanti sanakirja

signum englanniksi

  1. A sign, mark, or symbol.

  2. A medieval tower bell used particularly for ringing the eight hours.:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition|''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 9th ed., "Britannica, Ninth Edition/Bell|Bell".''Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Music'', Vol. 2, p. 452.

  3. (syn)

  4. A function that extracts the sign of a number ''x'', yielding -1 if ''x'' is negative, +1 if ''x'' is positive, or 0 if ''x'' is zero.

  5. visible indication: sign, mark, signal

  6. (uxi) (l) (l)|t=to go for fight with someone

  7. seal, signet

  8. emblem, ensign

  9. watchword

  10. symptom, prognostic

  11. miracle, miraculous work, sign

  12. statue, figure

  13. (Q)

  14. constellation; sign in the heavens, heavenly sign

  15. (l) (gloss)

  16. the cross of Jesus Christ & Christianity.

  17. (Q), ''Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis'', page 482a|quote=Tribus autem digitis signa facimus, quia Trinitatem exprimimus.|t=We perform these signings of the cross with three fingers, because we represent the Trinity with it.