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Everything tends to make us believe that there exists a certain point of the mind at which life and death, the real and the imagined, past and future, the communicable and the incommunicable, high and low, cease to be perceived as contradictions.
Andre Breton

Meaning of "communicable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMUNICABLE

communicable  [kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMUNICABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Communicable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COMMUNICABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of communicable in the English dictionary

The definition of communicable in the dictionary is capable of being communicated. Other definition of communicable is capable of being passed on readily.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMUNICABLE


amicable
ˈæmɪkəbəl
applicable
ˈæplɪkəbəl
breakable
ˈbreɪkəbəl
clickable
ˈklɪkəbəl
despicable
dɪˈspɪkəbəl
impracticable
ɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl
inapplicable
ɪnˈæplɪkəbəl
incommunicable
ˌɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl
inexplicable
ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl
intercommunicable
ˌɪntəkəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl
likable
ˈlaɪkəbəl
likeable
ˈlaɪkəbəl
masticable
ˈmæstɪkəbəl
practicable
ˈpræktɪkəbəl
unbreakable
ʌnˈbreɪkəbəl
uncommunicable
ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl
unlikable
ʌnˈlaɪkəbəl
unlikeable
ʌnˈlaɪkəbəl
unmistakable
ˌʌnmɪsˈteɪkəbəl
unmistakeable
ˌʌnmɪsˈteɪkəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMUNICABLE

communicability
communicableness
communicably
communicant
communicate
communicatee
communicating
communication
communication breakdown
communication channels
communication cord
communication gap
communication interface
communication line
communication science
communication skills
communicational
communications
communications network
communications satellite

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMUNICABLE

able
allocable
brake cable
cable
coaxial cable
duplicable
educable
explicable
extension cable
impeccable
implacable
ineradicable
inextricable
irrevocable
jumper cable
placable
power cable
replicable
revocable
transmission cable
vocable

Synonyms and antonyms of communicable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMMUNICABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «communicable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of communicable

Translation of «communicable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMUNICABLE

Find out the translation of communicable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of communicable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «communicable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

传染性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

transmisibles
570 millions of speakers

English

communicable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संचारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعدية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инфекционными
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transmissíveis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংক্রামক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

transmissible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berjangkit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mitteilbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

通信可能
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전염성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Communicable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

truyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடர்புப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संसर्गजन्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iletilebilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

comunicabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zakaźnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інфекційними
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

transmisibile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεταδοτικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oordraagbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smitt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smittsomme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of communicable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMUNICABLE»

The term «communicable» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.274 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMUNICABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about communicable

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4 QUOTES WITH «COMMUNICABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word communicable.
1
Andre Breton
Everything tends to make us believe that there exists a certain point of the mind at which life and death, the real and the imagined, past and future, the communicable and the incommunicable, high and low, cease to be perceived as contradictions.
2
Louise Fresco
Rising demand for animal products highlights microbiological risks, with animal-welfare measures sometimes creating new hazards. For example, open pens for poultry may increase the spread of communicable diseases like avian influenza.
3
Martha Graham
Misery is a communicable disease.
4
Benjamin Spock
There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother's age.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMUNICABLE»

Discover the use of communicable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to communicable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control: A Global ...
Communicable diseases are major global health concerns that can devastate whole populations.
Roger Webber, 2009
2
Communicable Disease Control Handbook
Concise and practical handbook for all those who have responsibility for the identification and control of infectious disease Why Buy this Book?
Jeremy Hawker, Norman Begg, Iain Blair, 2008
3
Manual of Community Nursing and Communicable Diseases: A ...
This edition, written as South Africa moves from expensive curative health care to a more people-focused primary health-care system, highlights transitional structures and bridges the gap between past and present.
Marie E. Vlok, 1996
4
Communicable Diseases: A Global Perspective
Rev. ed. of: Communicable disease epidemiology and control / Roger Webber. 3rd ed. c2009.
Roger Webber, 2012
5
Controlling Communicable Disease
This book is about controlling such diseases, a task that is impossible without surveillance, knowledge of basic microbiology and multi-disciplinary public health teams.
Noah, Norman, 2006
6
Health Systems And The Challenge Of Communicable Diseases: ...
This fascinating book looks at two regions where rapid economic changes means that many health systems must undergo organisational transition and find ways of adapting to an ever changing context.
Coker, Richard, Atun, Rifat, McKee, Martin, 2008
7
Mathematical Models for Communicable Diseases
A self-contained and comprehensive guide to the mathematical modeling of disease transmission, appropriate for graduate students.
Fred Brauer, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, 2013
8
Communicable Disease: Epidemiology and Control
Timely and wide ranging, Communicable Disease: Epidemiology and Control addresses many of the contemporary issues and provides: * Detailed and concise examination of management issues, such as commissioning and contracting, setting up an ...
Norman Noah, Mary O'Mahony, 1998
9
Control Of Communicable Diseases Manual
Each disease section includes: disease name, description of the clinical features of the disease, infectious agent, occurrence, disease reservoir, mode of transmission, incubation period, period of communicability, susceptibility and ...
David L. (NA) Heymann, 2004
10
Communicable Diseases: A Nursing Perspective
A Nursing Perspective. o the extermination of rodents and other vermin and the removal or remedying of conditions permitting or promoting the prevalence or increase thereof, and the disposal of the carcases of rodents and other animals ...
‎1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMUNICABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term communicable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UN health agency recommends taxing tobacco products to curb …
Tobacco use is also one of the four main risk factors behind the global epidemic of non-communicable diseases, primarily cancers, ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»
2
Hallmark to close Enfield distribution center in 2016
“Wintertime, we use primarily the paper products to keep communicable diseases down, you know the flu?” She and her husband said the ... «FOX CT, Jul 15»
3
'Too broad to be constitutional': Opposing view
A law mandating vaccinating kindergarteners for an STD, shots for tetanus (not communicable) and "any other" vaccines that some bureaucrat ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
4
Norovirus hits 33 staff at Doernbecher Children's Hospital; no …
That's not a particular high number for this time of year, according to Amy Sullivan, communicable disease specialist at Multnomah County. «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Waterborne diseases pose a risk during swimming and other …
... diseases when we take a dip into local pools, lakes, and rivers,” said State Epidemiologist for Communicable Disease Dr. Scott Lindquist. «Maple Valley Reporter, Jul 15»
6
West Nile Virus confirmed in Utah mosquitoes, officials warning …
"These are the first mosquitoes known to test positive in Utah this year," Amy Carter said, communicable disease nurse with the Weber-Morgan ... «KPAX-TV, Jul 15»
7
Mass. Has Paid Sick Leave, Now We Need To Change Culture Of …
... and particularly to reinforce that if you have a communicable disease, that you're putting your colleagues and your patients at risk by coming ... «WBUR, Jul 15»
8
Pender sees wave of rabies cases
In Brunswick, one fox tested positive this year in March, and the county saw no cases last year, said Rachael Baldwin, lead communicable ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Jul 15»
9
Cat euthanized after finding rabid bat in northeast Colorado Springs
... to the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, said Shannon Rowe, the county Public Health's communicable disease program manager. «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Nodal officers at each taluk to fight communicable diseases
Urging cooperation from public to maintain cleanliness, Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader said, to check communicable diseases, ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»

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