communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups |
approach trench communication trench | a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position |
communication system communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
communication system | a system for communicating |
communications communication theory | 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 |
communication communicating | the activity of communicating, the activity of conveying information, they could not act without official communication from Moscow |
channel communication channel line | (often plural) a means of communication or access, it must go through official channels, lines of communication were set up between the two firms |
liaison link contact inter-group communication | a channel for communication between groups, he provided a liaison with the guerrillas |
electronic communication | communication by computer |
digital communication data communication | electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) |
language linguistic communication | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols, he taught foreign languages, the language introduced is standard throughout the text, the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written |
written communication written language black and white | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) |
animal communication | communication between animals (of the same species) |
visual communication | communication that relies on vision |
paralanguage paralinguistic communication | the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings |
auditory communication | communication that relies on hearing |
speech speech communication spoken communication spoken language language voice communication oral communication | (language) communication by word of mouth, his speech was garbled, he uttered harsh language, he recorded the spoken language of the streets |
phatic speech phatic communication | conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information |
psychic communication psychical communication anomalous communication | communication by paranormal means |
surrogate alternate replacement | someone who takes the place of another person |
communication | a connection allowing access between persons or places, how many lines of communication can there be among four people?, a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms |
alternate take turns | do something in turns, We take turns on the night shift |
alternate jump | go back and forth, swing back and forth between two states or conditions |
interchange tack switch alternate flip flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
understudy alternate | be an understudy or alternate for a role |
alternate | exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions |
alternate(a) alternating(a) | occurring by turns, first one and then the other, alternating feelings of love and hate |
alternate(a) | every second one of a series, the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays, jam every other day- the White Queen |
alternate | of leaves and branches etc, first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis, not paired, stems with alternate leaves |
alternate alternative substitute | serving or used in place of another, an alternative plan |