English Explanatory Dictionary

crosstalk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
  2. The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway.
  3. Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.
  4. A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.
  5. Communication between parties who have extremely different perspectives.
verb
  1. To hold an incidental conversation

Pronunciation

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Word forms

crosstalk crosstalks cross-talk cross talk crosstalking crosstalked

Etymology

From cross- + talk. Usage in reference to the Chinese comedic performance is probably a loose calque from Chinese 相聲／相声 (xiàngsheng).

Synonyms

xiangsheng
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