What's the difference between autograph and sign?

Autograph


Definition:

  • (n.) That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.
  • (a.) In one's own handwriting; as, an autograph letter; an autograph will.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He was also convicted of groping a girl aged about eight who had sought his autograph at a public event in Portsmouth, and touching a teenage waitress during the filming of a TV show in Cambridge.
  • (2) Unlike many music hack days, this is a commercial contest: the winning hack – as judged by Slash, BitTorrent founder Bram Cohen and investor Ben Parr – will earn its creator an autographed guitar, $1,000 and “the chance to have Slash use the winning hack with the release of his new album”.
  • (3) The analysis of the autographs demonstrated that during wound healing the cell-precursors of macrophages and fibroblasts migrate from beyond the limits of the connective tissue.
  • (4) Until recently Frazier had been making regular appearances to sign autographs, including a trip to Las Vegas in September.
  • (5) In his ultra-modern office, seated behind an array of photographs autographed by the likes of Ted Kennedy and George Bush Snr, Antonis Samaras does not come across as a particularly anti-establishment figure.
  • (6) When he arrived at the venue and was confronted by a motley horde of fans, tipped off by a tweet, instead of sidling in the back to pace about alone in a corridor, like a normal human would, Fry blithely faced the crowd, chatting and signing autographs.
  • (7) The league said on Friday that donations would total no less than $100,000, and it will also auction off Collins’s autographed, game-worn jerseys to benefit the same organisations.
  • (8) It's not hard to picture her, dodging the autograph-hunters, wisecracking at the tombstones, seizing life while she can.
  • (9) These examples of images on the websites of Autographer and Narrative Clip , two leading wearable cameras, reveal the kind of things their makers imagine we might do with their devices.
  • (10) Vascular perfusion of all products required for primary fixation, postfixation, dehydration and embedding of nervous tissue in Epon permits radio-autographic detection of radioactivity accumulated in the central nervous system after intravenous injection of [3H]deoxyglucose.
  • (11) Costa, who had made way for the youngster, was busy signing autographs and taking selfies with the supporters behind the dugout by that stage.
  • (12) Thereafter, the distribution of autographically labelled astrocytes expressing glial fibrillary protein (GFAP) and astrocyte-like cells expressing vimentin were recorded within the region of injury.
  • (13) On display will be 250 items, including an autographed manuscript of De Profundis, Wilde's long confessional letter from prison to Lord Alfred Douglas, his lover, whose father brought about Wilde's fall from grace.
  • (14) "You get the good bits, where people knock on your door and just want an autograph.
  • (15) The film shows Corbyn signing photographs, tiles and books for supporters, and promising to autograph apples from his allotment in the autumn.
  • (16) In my little autograph book are Gary Rhodes , Antony Worrall Thompson and Angela Hartnett .
  • (17) It was the autographs.” Muhammad Ali never felt sorry for himself, even as his physical condition worsened.
  • (18) I came outside to see her surrounded by people, asking for her autograph.
  • (19) It's made me return to my meagre merchandise collection – a prop newspaper from III, a replica hoverboarding helmet from II (which came pre-autographed by the actor Thomas F Wilson , with the inscription "Biff to the Future!
  • (20) One from 2013 read: “I will be very happy if you can send me your autograph!

Sign


Definition:

  • (n.) That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.
  • (n.) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen.
  • (n.) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder.
  • (n.) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument.
  • (n.) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture.
  • (n.) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas.
  • (n.) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known.
  • (n.) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.
  • (n.) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard.
  • (n.) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice.
  • (n.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.
  • (n.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division Ö, and the like.
  • (n.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient.
  • (n.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc.
  • (n.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents.
  • (n.) To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify.
  • (n.) To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign.
  • (n.) To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting.
  • (n.) To assign or convey formally; -- used with away.
  • (n.) To mark; to make distinguishable.
  • (v. i.) To be a sign or omen.
  • (v. i.) To make a sign or signal; to communicate directions or intelligence by signs.
  • (v. i.) To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent, responsibility, or obligation.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Forty-nine patients (with 83 eyes showing signs of the disease) were followed up for between six months and 12 years.
  • (2) It is concluded that during exposure to simulated microgravity early signs of osteoporosis occur in the tibial spongiosa and that changes in the spongy matter of tubular bones and vertebrae are similar and systemic.
  • (3) Clinical signs of disease developed as early as 15 days after transition to the experimental diets and included impaired vision, decreased response to external stimuli, and abnormal gait.
  • (4) The neurologic or digestive signs were present in 12% of the children.
  • (5) The recent rise in manufacturing has been welcomed by George Osborne as a sign that his economic policies are bearing fruit.
  • (6) The omission of Crossrail 2 from the Conservative manifesto , in which other infrastructure projects were listed, was the clearest sign yet that there is little appetite in a Theresa May government for another London-based scheme.
  • (7) In patients with coronary artery disease, electrocardiographic signs of left atrial enlargement (LAE-negative P wave deflection greater than or equal to 1 mm2 in lead V1) are associated with increased left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP).
  • (8) The only sign of life was excavators loading trees on to barges to take to pulp mills.
  • (9) Based on our results, we propose the following hypotheses for the neurochemical mechanisms of motion sickness: (1) the histaminergic neuron system is involved in the signs and symptoms of motion sickness, including vomiting; (2) the acetylcholinergic neuron system is involved in the processes of habituation to motion sickness, including neural store mechanisms; and (3) the catecholaminergic neuron system in the brain stem is not related to the development of motion sickness.
  • (10) Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography failed to demonstrate any bile ducts in the right postero-lateral segments of the liver, the "naked segment sign".
  • (11) There was prompt symptomatic relief and amelioration of signs of nephritis.
  • (12) In the 2nd family, several members had cerebellar signs, chorea, and dementia.
  • (13) There are several common clinical signs which should alert the physician to a possible diagnosis of SLE and which should condition him to look for specific clinical and laboratory findings.
  • (14) It is also a clear sign of our willingness and determination to step up engagement across the whole range of the EU-Turkey relationship to fully reflect the strategic importance of our relations.
  • (15) Some retailers said April's downpours led to pent-up demand which was unleashed at the first sign of summer, with shoppers rushing to update their summer wardrobes.
  • (16) About tow amyloid tumors diagnosed because of oropharyngeous signs, the authors remind the main symptoms at the upper airway and ENT tracts; the local, regional and general treatment will be discussed.
  • (17) In addition, PDBu-treated subjects showed signs of having remembered the location of the platform better than controls when tested 24 h later.
  • (18) No signs of the blood-brain barrier disruption were observed.
  • (19) Never become so enamored of your own smarts that you stop signing up for life’s hard classes.
  • (20) However, coinciding with the height of inflammation and clinical signs at 12 dpi, the GFAP mRNA content dropped to approximately 50% of the level at 11 dpi but rose again at 13 dpi.