communicable

[ kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buhl ]

/ kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.

talkative; communicative.

Origin of communicable

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin commūnicābilis, equivalent to commūnicā(re) (see communicate) + -bilis-ble

OTHER WORDS FROM communicable

com·mu·ni·ca·bil·i·ty, com·mu·ni·ca·ble·ness, nouncom·mu·ni·ca·bly, adverb

Words nearby communicable

communalize, communal marriage, Communard, communautaire, commune, communicable, communicable disease, communicant, communicate, communicating, communicating artery

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Example sentences from the Web for communicable

Hunt said the state is seeking to treat the disease as all other communicable diseases are treated.
Kansas Quarantine Bill Has HIV/AIDS Advocates Up in Arms|David Freedlander|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And, after a strict inquiry, I could never learn from any among them that this faculty was communicable any way whatsoever.
The Other World; or, Glimpses of the Supernatural (Vol. I of II)|Various
Micro-organisms not yet identified probably cause the communicable diseases whose origin is not known with certainty.
American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick|Jane A. Delano
We are all familiar with the fact that moods are communicable.
Elementary Theosophy|L. W. Rogers

Trachoma, a virulent form of conjunctivitis, is a communicable eye disease which must be carefully safeguarded.
Five Lectures on Blindness|Kate M. Foley
The supreme literary gift then is the power to embody even the most subtle conception in a communicable shape.
Platform Monologues|T. G. Tucker

British Dictionary definitions for communicable

communicable

/ (kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being communicated

(of a disease or its causative agent) capable of being passed on readily

Derived forms of communicable

communicability or communicableness, nouncommunicably, adverb

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Medical definitions for communicable

communicable

[ kə-myōō′nĭ-kə-bəl ]

adj.

Transmittable between persons or species; contagious.

Scientific definitions for communicable

communicable

[ kə-myōō′nĭ-kə-bəl ]

Capable of being transmitted from a person or animal to another person or animal, either through direct or indirect transmission, including insect or other vectors. Chickenpox is a communicable disease.

单词	communicable
释义	communicable [ kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buhl ] / kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR communicable ON THESAURUS.COM adjective capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease. talkative; communicative. Origin of communicable 1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin commūnicābilis, equivalent to commūnicā(re) (see communicate) + -bilis-ble OTHER WORDS FROM communicable com·mu·ni·ca·bil·i·ty, com·mu·ni·ca·ble·ness, nouncom·mu·ni·ca·bly, adverb Words nearby communicable communalize, communal marriage, Communard, communautaire, commune, communicable, communicable disease, communicant, communicate, communicating, communicating artery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for communicable Hunt said the state is seeking to treat the disease as all other communicable diseases are treated. Kansas Quarantine Bill Has HIV/AIDS Advocates Up in Arms\|David Freedlander\|April 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And, after a strict inquiry, I could never learn from any among them that this faculty was communicable any way whatsoever. The Other World; or, Glimpses of the Supernatural (Vol. I of II)\|Various Micro-organisms not yet identified probably cause the communicable diseases whose origin is not known with certainty. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick\|Jane A. Delano We are all familiar with the fact that moods are communicable. Elementary Theosophy\|L. W. Rogers Trachoma, a virulent form of conjunctivitis, is a communicable eye disease which must be carefully safeguarded. Five Lectures on Blindness\|Kate M. Foley The supreme literary gift then is the power to embody even the most subtle conception in a communicable shape. Platform Monologues\|T. G. Tucker British Dictionary definitions for communicable communicable / (kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl) / adjective capable of being communicated (of a disease or its causative agent) capable of being passed on readily Derived forms of communicable communicability or communicableness, nouncommunicably, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to communicable catching, communicative, contagious, expansive, infectious, transferable, pandemic, taking, transmittable Medical definitions for communicable communicable [ kə-myōō′nĭ-kə-bəl ] adj. Transmittable between persons or species; contagious. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for communicable communicable [ kə-myōō′nĭ-kə-bəl ] Capable of being transmitted from a person or animal to another person or animal, either through direct or indirect transmission, including insect or other vectors. Chickenpox is a communicable disease. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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communicable

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for communicable

adjective

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Medical definitions for communicable

adj.

Scientific definitions for communicable