communication

1. (countable, uncountable)The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

   communication of smallpox

   communication of a secret

   Kommunikation

   распростране́ниеrasprostranénije, переда́чаperedáča, сообще́ниеsoobščénije

2. (uncountable)The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.

   Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof.

   The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data.

   Kommunikation, Informationsaustausch

   коммуника́цияkommunikácija, обще́ниеobščénije, связьsvjazʹ

   комуніка́ціяkomunikácija, спілкува́нняspilkuvánnja

3. (countable, uncountable)A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.

   Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.

   Kommunikation, Mitteilung

   сообще́ниеsoobščénije

   повідо́мленняpovidómlennja

4. (countable, uncountable)The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.

   The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.

   Kommunikationsdaten

   сообще́ниеsoobščénije

5. (countable, uncountable)An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.

   The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.

   Kommunikation

   сообще́ниеsoobščénije

6. (countable, uncountable)A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.

   A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.

   Durchgang

   сообще́ниеsoobščénije

   a connection allowing access between persons or places

7. (countable, uncountable)A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.

   Verbindung

8. (countable, uncountable)Participation in Holy Communion.

   причаще́ниеpričaščénije

9. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable)A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".

10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Association; company.

1. Language is a means of communication.

   Мова — це засіб спілкування.

   ruЯзык — средство общения.

   deSprache ist ein Hilfsmittel zur Verständigung.

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2. They monitored the enemy's radio communications.

   Вони слідкували за радіорозмовами ворога.

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3. English is a means of communication.

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4. Keep the lines of communication open.

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5. Some people think communication isn't important.

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