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voice communication

voice communication

1 3.0
Talking to share information, often by phone or radio
  • noun
  • /vɔɪs kəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : comunicación verbal
  • Most IM services can even carry voice communication, and some are available on PDAs and pagers.
  • two-way voice communication

Examples

  • However, while teaching persons who are blind, the teacher is limited to using only voice communication.

    Academic text (1992)

  • These facilities aid voice communication in classroom teaching.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Although voice communication is possible with proper underwater communication equipment, it is not always practical, depending on the type of diving operations conducted.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Unlike standard telephony, IP-based voice communications offer greater flexibility and features.

    Blog text (31)

  • Col. Goulding describes the DTCS as the voice backbone that gave exercise commanders the ability to have voice communications with units ashore.

    Blog text (19)

  • The loss of air traffic voice communication led to the virtual shutdown of the airports, leaving thousands of travelers stranded.

  • By 2020, Cha said, at least 75 percent of all voice communication will be transported over the Internet.

Synonyms

talking
vsvoice communication
504 1.0

An activity of sharing ideas or information by speaking to someone

covers general exchange of information not limited to informal conversation
oral communication
vsvoice communication
1 3.2

To talk to share ideas or information with others

focuses on mutual exchange of information rather than one-way sharing
spoken communication
vsvoice communication
2.9

Talking to share information or ideas

is the same idea but named differently
speech communication
vsvoice communication
3.3

Sharing ideas and information by speaking to others

emphasizes a simple exchange of information rather than the formal process

Antonyms

written communication
2 3.4

To share information by writing, for example in letters or emails

How Interactive

conversation
∞ 1.0
discussion
∞ 1.4
talk
947 1.0
voice communication
1 3.0
speech
  • Formal
∞ 1.8
announcement
738 1.5

Surface Forms

voice communication singular
voice communications plural

Morphology

voice + communication

The meaning 'communication by spoken words' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'voice' (spoken sound) with 'communication' (exchange of information). This noun+noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern and follows standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Voice communication comes from early telephones and radios that sent a person's voice so people could hear each other instead of reading. The word communication means 'sending information', so the phrase now means 'communication by talking' rather than by writing.