"crosstalk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crosstalks [plural]
Etymology: From cross- + talk. Usage in reference to the Chinese comedic performance is probably a loose calque from Chinese 相聲/相声 (xiàngsheng). Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|talk}} cross- + talk, {{calque|en|zh|-|nocap=1}} calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|相聲}} 相聲/相声 (xiàngsheng) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} crosstalk (countable and uncountable, plural crosstalks)
  1. (electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Electronics Translations (undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)): 串擾 (Chinese Mandarin), 串扰 (chuànrǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 串音 (chuànyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), 串音干擾 (chuànyīn gānrǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), ylikuuluminen (Finnish), diaphonie [feminine] (French), Übersprechen [neuter] (German), Nebensprechen [neuter] (German), 漏話 (rōwa) (alt: ろうわ) (Japanese), クロストーク (kurosutōku) (Japanese), cakap silang (Malay), перекрёстные поме́хи (perekrjóstnyje poméxi) [feminine, plural] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-crosstalk-en-noun-mF0YT-q9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 32 5 27 16 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 19 20 5 21 19 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 31 4 33 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 29 1 31 19 2 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)': 86 6 2 3 3
  2. (biology) The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-crosstalk-en-noun-L6xj~RLr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 32 5 27 16 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 19 20 5 21 19 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 31 4 33 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 29 1 31 19 2 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion): hälinä (Finnish), болтовня́ (boltovnjá) (english: chatter) [feminine] (Russian), трескотня́ (treskotnjá) (english: chatter) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-crosstalk-en-noun-z6EDUEgh Disambiguation of 'conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion': 2 2 91 3 2
  4. A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Comedy Synonyms: xiangsheng Translations (traditional Chinese comedic performance): 相聲 (Chinese Mandarin), 相声 (xiàngsheng) (Chinese Mandarin), xiangsheng (Finnish), Xiangsheng [neuter] (German), 相声 (alt: そうせい, sōsei, しょうせい, shōsei) (Japanese), 상성 (sangseong) (Korean), сяншэ́н (sjanšɛ́n) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-crosstalk-en-noun-RmCEykVM Disambiguation of Comedy: 16 17 5 45 16 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 32 5 27 16 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 19 20 5 21 19 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 18 2 41 13 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 31 4 33 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 29 1 31 19 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 16 6 34 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 19 3 34 18 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 19 3 34 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 20 2 35 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 18 16 7 31 23 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 17 15 6 33 25 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 19 6 29 18 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 19 2 38 18 4 Disambiguation of 'traditional Chinese comedic performance': 3 6 1 87 3
  5. Communication between parties who have extremely different perspectives. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-crosstalk-en-noun-0l-B8aNA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 32 5 27 16 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 19 20 5 21 19 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 31 4 33 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 29 1 31 19 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cross-talk, cross talk

Verb

Forms: crosstalks [present, singular, third-person], crosstalking [participle, present], crosstalked [participle, past], crosstalked [past]
Etymology: From cross- + talk. Usage in reference to the Chinese comedic performance is probably a loose calque from Chinese 相聲/相声 (xiàngsheng). Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|talk}} cross- + talk, {{calque|en|zh|-|nocap=1}} calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|相聲}} 相聲/相声 (xiàngsheng) Head templates: {{en-verb}} crosstalk (third-person singular simple present crosstalks, present participle crosstalking, simple past and past participle crosstalked)
  1. To hold an incidental conversation
    Sense id: en-crosstalk-en-verb-XegilwhD Categories (other): English terms prefixed with cross- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 19 20 5 21 19 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cross-talk, cross talk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Sharing resources for mutual benefit: crosstalk between disciplines deepns the understanding of mycorrhizal symbioses.",
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      "sense": "undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)",
      "word": "串擾"
    },
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      "word": "漏話"
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      "word": "перекрёстные поме́хи"
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        "To hold an incidental conversation"
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}

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