communication
Definitions of communication
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the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying informationtypes:transmissioncommunication by means of transmitted signalsintercommunionmutual communication; communication with each othermédiaan intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communicationthéâtrethe art of writing and producing playsdiscussionan extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topicexhortationa communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some actionexpressionthe communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinionscomposition, examen, interrogation, épreuvea set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledgepersuasionthe act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or actiondissuasionpersuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of actionobjectionthe act of expressing earnest opposition or protesttransmissionthe transmission of informationantennemedium for radio and television broadcastingliaisona channel for communication between groupscanalofficial routes of communicationmultimedia, système multimédiatransmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.)communication électroniquecommunication by computerfibre optiquethe transmission of light signals via glass fibersmodulation(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phasedétailextended treatment of particularsconsidérationa discussion of a topic (as in a meeting)développementa discussion that provides additional informationexamen de fin d'étudesan examination administered at the end of an academic termpartielan examination administered in the middle of an academic termexamen préliminairean examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continuequestionnairean examination consisting of a few short questionslicencefinal honors degree examinations at Cambridge Universitypersuasion par sloganpersuasion by means of empty slogans
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the transmission of informationsynonyms: transmissiontype of:transmissioncommunication by means of transmitted signals
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something that is communicated by or to or between people or groupsexamples:litaniea prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregationtypes:messagea communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaledlangue écritecommunication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)indicationsomething that serves to indicate or suggestcommunication visuellecommunication that relies on visionétalageexhibiting openly in public viewstylea way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or periodcommunication auditivecommunication that relies on hearingvoixthe sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tractcommunication psychiquecommunication by paranormal meansjustificatifa written account of ownership or obligationenregistrementa signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recordedémissionmessage that is transmitted by radio or televisioncodea message written in a secret codecourrierthe bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal serviceimagethe visible part of a television transmissionsonthe audible part of a transmitted signaltranscriptionsomething written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictationécritureletters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a languagedocument, écritthe work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)dédicacea short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or somethingnuméro de téléphonethe number is used in calling a particular telephonepense-bêtea message that helps you remember somethingsignificationthe message that is intended or expressed or signifiedtélégrammea message transmitted by telegraphreconnaissancea statement acknowledging something or someoneinformationa message received and understoodpreuvean indication that makes something evidentcodea set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)désapprobationthe expression of disapprovaldéclarationa message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etcexpositiona nonverbal messageboutade, humoura message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughteravis, opiniona message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proofsignal du départa signal to begin (as in a race)signal horairea signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct timecornea corner of a page turned down to mark your placemarquea visible indication made on a surfaceavant-coureur, messager, précurseursomething that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someonealarme, alerte, signal d'alarme, signal d'alertean automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of dangersignal d'alarmean internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is neededsonnerie de clairona signal broadcast by the sound of a buglesignal télégraphiquea signal transmitted by telegraphysymbolean arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significancechantthe musical quality of the voice while singingsigne visuela signal that involves visual communicationlangage gestuellanguage expressed by visible hand gesturesgeste, gesticulationthe use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signalsdémonstrationa visual presentation showing how something worksprojectionthe projection of an image from a film onto a screenfanfarea gaudy outward displayprésentationthe act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing itlangue artificiellea language that is deliberately created for a specific purposelangue, langue naturellea human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer languagelangue véhiculairea common language used by speakers of different languagesillustrationphotographs or other visual representations in a printed publicationgraphiquea visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axesexpressiona linear sequence of words as spoken or writtenmusiquean artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannerdiscoursyour characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orallyconcisiona neatly short and concise expressive stylepropositionsomething proposed (such as a plan or assumption)offresomething offered (as a proposal or bid)admissionsomething (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)annonce publicitaire, publicitéa message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institutiontélépathieapparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptionsparapsychologiephenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processessignea signal for attracting attentionsignal électriquea signal generated by electronic meanssortiesignal that comes out of an electronic systemlettre de crédita document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's creditcertificat de dettea written promise to repay a debttype of:abstractiona general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
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communication by means of transmitted signalssynonyms: transmissiontypes:transmissionthe transmission of informationcanalofficial routes of communicationmultimedia, système multimédiatransmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.)communication électroniquecommunication by computerfibre optiquethe transmission of light signals via glass fibersmodulation(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phasepropagationthe spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regionshypermédia, système hypermédiaa multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented togetherbroadcastinga medium that disseminates via telecommunicationscommunication de donnéeselectronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers)courrier électronique, mèl(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs inprompt(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a commandmodulation de phasemodulation of the phase of the carrier wavemodulation par impulsionmodulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses
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communication between individualstypes:partagesharing thoughts and feelingstype of:intercommunionmutual communication; communication with each other
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