communication

1. The activity of communicating;
   The activity of conveying information (synset 106262268)
   "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
   is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen
   subtypes:

   • transmission - communication by means of transmitted signals
   • intercommunication - mutual communication; communication with each other
   • medium - an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
   • channel, communication channel, line - (often plural) a means of communication or access
   • mail, mail service, post, postal service - the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
   • dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre - the art of writing and producing plays
   • discourse, discussion, treatment - an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
   • exhortation - a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
   • expression, verbal expression, verbalism - the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
   • exam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
   • persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
   • dissuasion - persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action
   • expostulation, objection, remonstrance, remonstration - the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
   • contact, touch - a communicative interaction
   • traffic - the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time
   same as: communicating
2. Something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups (synset 100033319)
   is a type of: abstract entity, abstraction - a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
   subtypes:

   • publication - the communication of something to the public; making information generally known
   • message - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
   • contagion, infection - the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
   • language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
   • black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
   • content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
   • didacticism - communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
   • sign, signal, signaling - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
   • sign - a public display of a message
   • indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest
   • visual communication - communication that relies on vision
   • display - exhibiting openly in public view
   • expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
   • paralanguage, paralinguistic communication - the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings
   • auditory communication - communication that relies on hearing
   • phonation, vocalisation, vocalism, vocalization, voice, vox - the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
   • anomalous communication, psychic communication, psychical communication - communication by paranormal means
   • voice - something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
   • document - a written account of ownership or obligation
3. A connection allowing access between persons or places (synset 113815054)
   "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"; "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms"
   is a type of: connectedness, connection, connexion - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

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