crosstalk en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From cross- + talk. Usage in reference to the Chinese comedic performance is probably a loose calque from Chinese 相聲／相声 (xiàngsheng).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
- (countable, uncountable) The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway.
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(countable, uncountable) Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.
I couldn't hear the opening address because of all the crosstalk around me.
- (countable, uncountable) A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.
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(countable, uncountable) Communication between parties who have extremely different perspectives.
Sharing resources for mutual benefit: crosstalk between disciplines deepns the understanding of mycorrhizal symbioses.
2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 239:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crosstalks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cross-talk | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cross talk | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (21)
ru трескотня́ (conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion) · cmn 相聲 /相声 (traditional Chinese comedic performance) · de Übersprechen (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)) · fi hälinä (conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion) · fi ylikuuluminen (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)) · cmn 串音 (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)) · fi xiangsheng (traditional Chinese comedic performance) · ru болтовня́ (conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion) · de Xiangsheng (traditional Chinese comedic performance) · cmn 串擾 /串扰 (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)) · fr diaphonie (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)) · cmn 串綫 /串线 (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)) · ja クロストーク (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)) · ja 相声 (traditional Chinese comedic performance) · ru перекрёстные поме́хи (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)) · ru сяншэ́н (traditional Chinese comedic performance) · ms cakap silang (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)) · ja 漏話 (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)) · cmn 串音干擾 (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)) · ko 상성 (traditional Chinese comedic performance) · de Nebensprechen (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics))