kəˌmju:nɪˈkeɪʃən n. 1 a
the act of imparting,
esp.
news. b an
instance of
this. c the
information etc. communicated. 2 a
means of connecting
different places,
such as a
door, passage, road, or
railway. 3
social intercourse (it
was difficult to
maintain communication in the uproar). 4 (in pl.) the
science and practice of transmitting information esp. by
electronic or
mechanical means. 5 (in pl.)
Mil. the means of
transport between a base and the
front. 6 a
paper read to a
learned society. øcommunication
cord Brit. a cord or
chain in a railway
carriage that may be pulled to
stop the
train in an
emergency. communication (or communications)
satellite an
artificial satellite used to
relay telephone circuits or
broadcast programmes. communication
theory the
study of the principles and methods by
which information is conveyed.