communicability
Noun: The quality or state of being capable of being transmitted, conveyed, or shared. In medicine, it refers to the ability of a disease to be passed from one person to another. In communication, it refers to the ability of an idea, message, or feeling to be effectively expressed and understood.
- (The disease's ability to spread from person to person.)
- (The quality of being easily understood or transmitted.)
- (The ability to share information effectively.)
"Communicability of disease": a technical term in epidemiology referring to the ease with which an infectious agent is transmitted.
- Measles has a high communicability rate due to airborne transmission.
"Communicability of ideas": in rhetoric or sociology, the property of an idea that allows it to be shared across cultures or languages.
- The communicability of democratic principles depends on clear translation and cultural adaptation.
Communicable (adj): capable of being transmitted.
- The disease is highly communicable, so patients are isolated. (Capable of spreading.)
Communicate (verb): to share or exchange information, ideas, or feelings.
- Doctors must communicate clearly with their patients.
Communication (noun): the act or process of transmitting information.
- Effective communication requires both speaking and listening.
Transmissibility: the ability to be passed from one person or thing to another.
- The transmissibility of the flu is well documented.
Contagiousness: the property of a disease that allows it to spread by contact.
- The contagiousness of chickenpox means it spreads rapidly among children.
Expressibility: the quality of being able to be expressed or made known.
- The expressibility of emotion through art is powerful.
Communicate across: to successfully share information between different groups or contexts.
- The scientist worked to communicate across disciplines to explain the research.
Communicate to: to convey a message to a specific audience.
- The teacher communicated the lesson to the students clearly.
Pass the word: to spread information to others.
- Please pass the word about the meeting to everyone in the team. (Share the message.)
Go viral: to spread rapidly and widely, especially online or in terms of disease.
- The video went viral, demonstrating the communicability of internet memes. (Spread quickly.)