COMMUNICATION CHANNEL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does communication channel mean? 

• COMMUNICATION CHANNEL (noun)
  The noun COMMUNICATION CHANNEL has 1 sense:

1. (often plural) a means of communication or access

  Familiarity information: COMMUNICATION CHANNEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMUNICATION CHANNEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(often plural) a means of communication or access

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

channel; communication channel; line

Context example:

lines of communication were set up between the two firms

Hypernyms ("communication channel" is a kind of...):

communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "communication channel"):

back channel (an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government))

lens ((metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood)

contact; inter-group communication; liaison; link (a channel for communication between groups)

line of gab; patter; spiel (plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson))