communication system
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3.0
- noun
- /kəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
:
sistema de comunicación
- The engineers designed a reliable communication system to ensure all departments could stay in touch.
- augmentative communication system
- modern communication systems
- alternative communication system
So these communication systems are taking advantage of this aspect of quantum mechanics that most people can't wrap their heads around.
- So these communication systems are taking advantage of this aspect of quantum mechanics that most people can't wrap their heads around.
- I mean, a signal or other types of, you know, communication systems at work here as well.
- Work in advanced technologies and electronic communication systems.
Examples
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This communication system allows users to send messages instantly across the globe.
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The new mobile app is part of a modern communication system that streamlines feedback between customers and the support team.
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All communication systems are online.
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That puts actually a lot of requirements on the communication systems that we have.
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I learned how to use your main communications system, and that allowed me to access much information very quickly.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm working on the county communication system.
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Children must have a basic communication system to acquire these skills.
Academic text (1996) -
Among the larger cities, Seattle has put together a business emergency network, a communications system linking the city government and businesses.
Academic text (2008) -
Thousands of PV-powered communication systems have been installed worldwide, constituting a major application for the technology.
Academic text (1994) -
The development of communication systems connects the hinterland with the center both practically and metaphorically.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
252
2.3
A way like a road or tunnel that connects places so people and goods can move
230
3.6
An official way to send information
9
2.7
A system that sends voice over wires or the internet
9
3.3
A set of tools and rules that help people in a company collect, store, and share records
4
2.7
A way to let people talk to each other using phones when far apart
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3.4
A way to send information between people, groups, or devices
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3.9
A group of devices that show text, pictures, sound and video
A set of electronic networks and devices that sends information over long distances like phones or the internet
A network that carries phone calls and internet data over long distances
A system that lets people in different rooms talk to each other
A set of devices that pick up radio or television signals
Antonyms
How Complex
487
3.8
- Specialized
22
3.0
647
2.9
∞
2.7
684
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a system that allows information to be sent and received' is directly and compositionally derived from 'communication' (exchanging information) + 'system' (a set of interacting components), essentially 'a system for communication'. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common across languages and in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun communication system comes from the simple image of parts working together to send messages. Imagine communication means 'sending messages' and system means things joined together, like wires, radios, or people passing notes, so communication system means 'a set of tools and rules that lets information be sent and received'.