cross talk

or cross-talk, crosstalk

noun

interference heard on a telephone or radio because of unintentional coupling to another communication channel.

incidental conversation; chatter, as opposed to formal discussion: The meeting was slowed by cross talk between board members.

British. witty, fast-paced dialogue, especially in a play, comic act, etc.; repartee.

Origin of cross talk

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby cross talk

cross-stratification, cross street, cross-string, cross stroke, cross swords, cross talk, cross the Rubicon, crosstie, cross to bear, cross-tolerance, crosstown

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Example sentences from the Web for cross talk

During the process of dressing there was a great deal of "cross-talk" going on at Queen's that night.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days|Nell Speed
If this were not so, cross-talk would exist between the telephones of the operators' positions connected to the same battery.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2|Kempster Miller
Don't answer back as though we were a vaudeville team doing a cross-talk act.
The Man Upstairs|P. G. Wodehouse
The torments, inflicted on my suspense by a pair of cross-talk comedians, cannot be surpassed in hell.
To Tell You the Truth|Leonard Merrick

British Dictionary definitions for cross talk

crosstalk

/ (ˈkrɒsˌtɔːk) /

noun

unwanted signals in one channel of a communications system as a result of a transfer of energy from one or more other channels

British rapid or witty talk or conversation

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单词	cross talk
释义	cross talk or cross-talk, crosstalk noun interference heard on a telephone or radio because of unintentional coupling to another communication channel. incidental conversation; chatter, as opposed to formal discussion: The meeting was slowed by cross talk between board members. British. witty, fast-paced dialogue, especially in a play, comic act, etc.; repartee. Origin of cross talk First recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby cross talk cross-stratification, cross street, cross-string, cross stroke, cross swords, cross talk, cross the Rubicon, crosstie, cross to bear, cross-tolerance, crosstown Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cross talk During the process of dressing there was a great deal of "cross-talk" going on at Queen's that night. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days\|Nell Speed If this were not so, cross-talk would exist between the telephones of the operators' positions connected to the same battery. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2\|Kempster Miller Don't answer back as though we were a vaudeville team doing a cross-talk act. The Man Upstairs\|P. G. Wodehouse The torments, inflicted on my suspense by a pair of cross-talk comedians, cannot be surpassed in hell. To Tell You the Truth\|Leonard Merrick British Dictionary definitions for cross talk crosstalk / (ˈkrɒsˌtɔːk) / noun unwanted signals in one channel of a communications system as a result of a transfer of energy from one or more other channels British rapid or witty talk or conversation 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
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