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com·mu·ni·ca·tion
(kə-myo͞o′nĭ-kā′shən)n.
1. The act of communicating; transmission.
2.
a. The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior.
b. Interpersonal rapport.
3. communications(used with a sing. or pl. verb)
a. The art and technique of using words effectively to impart information or ideas.
b. The field of study concerned with the transmission of information by various means, such as print or broadcasting.
c. Any of various professions involved with the transmission of information, such as advertising, broadcasting, or journalism.
4. Something communicated; a message.
5. communications A means of communicating, especially:
a. A system, such as mail, telephone, or television, for sending and receiving messages.
b. A network of routes for sending messages and transporting troops and supplies.
6. communications The technology employed in transmitting messages.
7. Biology The transfer of information from one molecule, cell, or organism to another, as by chemical or electrical signals or by behaviors.
8. Anatomy
a. An opening or connecting passage between two structures.
b. A joining or connecting of solid fibrous structures, such as tendons and nerves.
com·mu′ni·ca′tion·al adj.
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| Noun | 1. | communications - the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); "communications is his major field of study" entropy, selective information, information - (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information" discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" |
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Translations
وَسائِل الأتِّصال
sdělovací prostředkyspoje
kommunikationsmidlertransportmidler
fjarskipti; samgöngur
spoje
haberleşmeiletişim
communications
:communications package
n → Kommunikationssoftware f
communications satellite
n → Kommunikations- or Nachrichtensatellit m
communications software
n → Kommunikationssoftware f
communications system
n → Kommunikationssystem nt
communications technology
n → Nachrichtentechnik f
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communicate
(kəˈmjuːnikeit) verb1. to tell (information etc). She communicated the facts to him.
2. to get in touch (with). It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country.
comˌmuniˈcation noun1. (an act, or means, of) conveying information. Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.
2. a piece of information given, a letter etc. I received your communication in this morning's post.
comˌmuniˈcations noun plural means of sending messages or of transporting (eg troops and supplies).
comˈmunicative (-tiv) adjective (negative uncommunicative) talkative; sociable. She's not very communicative this morning.
communication cord a chain etc in a railway carriage, to be pulled in an emergency.
communiˈcations ˌsatellite nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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