intercommunication system
- noun
- /ˌɪntərkəˈmjunɪˌkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
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sistema de intercomunicación
- The ship's intercommunication system allows crew members to easily contact each other from different parts of the vessel.
Examples
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And now, over the entire intercommunication system, the first general order of the day is issued: UP.
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In large office buildings, an intercommunication system helps employees communicate efficiently across various departments.
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The hotel installed a modern intercommunication system so that guests could call for assistance from any room.
Synonyms
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3.4
A device that lets people in different rooms talk to each other
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A way to send and receive information between people or machines
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A system of phones that connects different rooms inside a building or ship
How Connected
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is compositionally built from 'intercommunication' (communication between parties or places) + 'system' (a set of interacting components), so its meaning as a system that enables communication is directly derivable from the parts. The 'inter-' relational logic and the compound noun pattern are common cross-linguistically and follow standard English formation, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun intercommunication system comes from the parts inter, meaning 'between', and communication, meaning 'talk'. Early versions were simple speaking tubes, bells, or phones that let people in different rooms speak to one another, so today the term means a system that lets people in different places 'talk' or send messages.