Meaning of communication | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
   countable, uncountable
2. means of sending messages or of transporting (eg troops and supplies). verbindings وَسائِل الأتِّصال съобщителни срества comunicações sdělovací prostředky; spoje Nachschublinien kommunikationsmidler; transportmidler (τηλ)επικοινωνίες (πληθ.) comunicaciones ühendusteed وسایل ارتباطی viestiyhteys liaisonתקשורת, דרכי תחבורה संचार komunikacije távközlés komunikasi, perhubungan fjarskipti; samgöngur mezzi di comunicazione 通信・交通機関 통신수단 ryšių, susisiekimo priemonės, komunikacijos sazināšanās; sakari...
   eg
3. The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.
   uncountable
4. A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.
   countable, uncountable
5. (negative uncommunicative) talkative; sociable. She's not very communicative this morning. spraaksaam كَثيرُ الكَلام общителен comunicativo komunikativní, sdílný gesprächig meddelsom; åben ομιλητικός, κοινωνικόςcomunicativo seltsiv خوش سخن؛ خوش برخورد puhelias communicatif תִּקשוֹרְתִי बातचीत करने एवं सम्पर्क रखने के ईच्छुक komunikativan, razgovorljiv közlékeny komunikatif ræðinn, skrafhreifinn comunicativo, espansivo 話し好きな 이야기하기 좋아하는, 사교적인 kalbus, linkęs bendrauti runīgs; komunikabls peramah...
   negative
6. The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.
   countable, uncountable
7. a chain etc in a railway carriage, to be pulled in an emergency. noodremhouer سِلْسِلَة إيقاف القِطار жп. внезапна спирачка freio de emergência záchranná brzda die Notbremse nødbremse αλυσίδα που τραβιέται σε περίπτωση ανάγκης (π.χ. σε βαγόνι) timbre de alarma hädapidur طناب زنگ vaunussa oleva vaijeri, jota vedetään hätätilanteessa signal d'alarme כָּבֵל תִקשוֹרֶת ट्रेन रोकने की जंजीर kočnica za opasnost vészfék tanda bahaya aðvörunarkeðja segnale d'allarme 非常通報用の引き紐 비상신호줄 avarinė rankena, vi...
   etc
8. An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.
   countable, uncountable
9. kommunikasiesatelliet قَمَر اًصْطِناعي للأتِّصالات сателит за съобщения satélite de comunicações sdělovací družice Kommunikationssatelit kommunikationssatellit τηλεπικοινωνιακός δορυφόρος satélite de comunicación sidesatelliit ماهواره های مخابراتی viestintäsatelliitti satellite de communication לַוויָן תִקשוֹרֶת संचार उपग्रह komunikacijski satelit távközlési műhold satelit komunikasi satellite per telecomunicazioni 通信衛星 통신 위성 ryšių palydovas komunikāciju satelīts satelit komunikasi communicat...
10. A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.
    countable, uncountable
11. comunicación; acceso; entrada.
12. A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.
    countable, uncountable
13. The act of communicating; transmission.
14. Association; company.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
15. The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior.
16. Participation in Holy Communion.
    countable, uncountable
17. communications(used with a sing. or pl. verb)a. The art and technique of using words effectively to impart information or ideas.
18. A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".
    countable, rhetoric, uncountable
19. Something communicated; a message.
20. communications A means of communicating, especially:a. A system, such as mail, telephone, or television, for sending and receiving messages.

Equivalents

Examples

“communication of smallpox”

“communication of a secret”

“Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof.”

“The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data.”

“Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.”

“The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.”

“The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.”

“Argument […] and friendly communication.”

“A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.”

“The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade, by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe.”

“This communication between the tank and pump is controlled by a float valve in the tanks and a cock in the pipe, while a poppet valve prevents the undrawn liquor going into the waste tank.”

“...and here a free communication had been established between the aorta and the vena cava.”

“Evil communications corrupt good manners.”

“We admit them in the Church to a right of Communication to drink of the Cup of the Bloud of Christ.”

“Communication[…]takes place when a speaker or writer assumes his hearer or reader as a partner in his sentiments and discourse, saying We, instead of I or Ye.”

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