crosstalk
crosstalk noun: undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
Noun
crosstalk (countable and uncountable, plural crosstalks)
- Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
- The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway.
- Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.
- I couldn't hear the opening address because of all the crosstalk around me.
- A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.
- Synonyms:
- xiangsheng
- Communication between parties who have extremely different perspectives.
- Sharing resources for mutual benefit: crosstalk between disciplines deepns the understanding of mycorrhizal symbioses.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 239
Verb
crosstalk (third-person singular simple present crosstalks, present participle crosstalking, simple past and past participle crosstalked)
- To hold an incidental conversation
crosstalk meaning in Tamil and Malay
crosstalk in Tamil
- குறுக்குப் பேச்சு, குறுக்குப்பேச்சு
crosstalk in Malay
- undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit (electronics)
- cakap silang
Synonyms of crosstalk
Forms of crosstalk
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | crosstalks |
| alternative form | cross-talk |
| alternative form | cross talk |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | crosstalks |
| present participle | crosstalking |
| past participle | crosstalked |
| past | crosstalked |
Origin of crosstalk
From cross- + talk. Usage in reference to the Chinese comedic performance is probably a loose calque from Chinese 相聲／相声 (xiàngsheng).
Questions about crosstalk
- What does crosstalk mean?
- Crosstalk means undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
- What is crosstalk in Tamil?
- Crosstalk in Tamil is குறுக்குப் பேச்சு, குறுக்குப்பேச்சு. See Crosstalk meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is crosstalk?
- Crosstalk can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of crosstalk?
- The plural of crosstalk is crosstalks.
Words near crosstalk in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: crosstalk (page history and authors); crosstalk (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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