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time signal

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time signal
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(Communication Arts / Broadcasting) an announcement of the correct time, esp on radio or television
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Noun1.time signal - a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time
signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
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time signal nsegnale m orario


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Now time is kept by atomic clocks, and the time signal is sent out from the North of England.
1924 The BBC 'pips', time signals from Greenwich Observatory, were heard for the first time.
1924: The BBC "pips", or time signals from Greenwich Observatory, were heard for the first time.
 
 
 
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