communication
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2.3
- noun
- /kəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/
:
vía de comunicación
- We now learn that communications with Detroit, Atlanta, Boston and some Philadelphia neighborhoods are interrupted.
- a communication system
- communications network
- a communication channel
We don't use radio communication as much nowadays.
- We don't use radio communication as much nowadays.
- He comes back out and the communications comes back up.
- Things get rebuilt, railroads, communication, buildings, peace starts to flow in.
- And as a consequence, there was no Direct Line of communication between the gut and the brain.
- OK, so that's to me, there's several channels of communication.
- Again, it's very easy to jam communications.
- So it's new communication between neurons.
- Go into all the possible groups that can be forming on any kind of communication platforms, right?
- It's increasing communication between both hemispheres.
- No city is communication, infrastructure, transition and youth.
Examples
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We don't use radio communication as much nowadays.
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Today's experiment is about group communication.
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I need you to do everything you can to get these lines of communication open.
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And as a consequence, there was no Direct Line of communication between the gut and the brain.
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The technologies of these companies are closely related to computing power, communications, and the Internet.
Academic text (1999) -
I have been in continued communication with Marshal Herring in Osterlich, sir.
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Jerusalem had become a crossroads for international news and communications, and the need for linguists was desperate.
Fiction book (1994) -
Most modern computer systems employ data communications to connect computing resources at geographically dispersed places.
Academic text (1990) -
The new system enhances communication between team members, allowing for clearer information sharing.
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Effective communication can prevent misunderstandings and improve relationships.
Synonyms
∞
3.2
A connection that carries phone or internet signals
684
1.4
A connection between people, things, or places
230
3.6
An official way to send information
116
4.1
A way to send or store information, for example television
30
4.3
The ability of systems or devices to link and share information
22
3.0
A way to send and receive information between people or machines
15
5.1
The exchange of ideas or messages between people
3
3.4
A way to send information between people, groups, or devices
1
5.5
A wire or path that carries information between two devices
A set of electronic networks and devices that sends information over long distances like phones or the internet
A way for people, groups, or systems to share information with each other
A system that lets people in different rooms talk to each other
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
22
3.0
A way to send and receive information between people or machines
- Specialized
3
3.4
A way to send information between people, groups, or devices
People fail to share information clearly and so cause misunderstanding
- Specialized
2
3.5
Sending information by digital signals between devices like computers or phones
1
3.2
Ways to send important information during a crisis to keep people safe
- Specialized
1
3.5
Sending digital information between computers for use or storage
- Specialized
1
5.7
Study of how people send and receive messages through media like newspapers, radio and television
- Archaic
A narrow trench that lets soldiers move safely from the back to the front lines
A way of sending messages by telepathy or other methods outside the normal senses
Exchange of information between different groups in a company or organization
Communication using claimed mind powers instead of normal sight or hearing
- Specialized
Meaning shown by the way someone speaks, like tone, pitch, and speed
- Texting
Meaning shown in written messages by emojis, punctuation, spacing or capitals to show tone
- Specialized
Brief talk that starts or keeps friendly contact without important information
How Connected
Surface Forms
Morphology
communication = communicate (semi-transparent) = communicate + ion
Formally a nominalization from 'communicate', but the specialized sense 'a means or system of connection' is a broader/extended meaning not directly predictable from the verb alone for some learners.
Etymology
The word communication comes from Latin communicare, 'to share', and you can think of a communication like a bridge or channel that lets people, goods, or news move and become 'common' between places, which is why a passage or system can be called a communication.