communicable
[ kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buh l ]
/ kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl /
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, noun com·mu·ni·ca·bly, adverbWords nearby communicable
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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, noun communicably, adverbMedical 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.