consultation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of consulting.
2. (countable, uncountable) A conference for the exchange of information and advice.
3. (countable, uncountable) An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor.

Synonyms

conference

deliberation

counsel

advice

discussion

reference

meeting

consulting

interview

council

opinion

talk

🗣️

counseling

audience

consult

negotiation

conclave

time-out

tutorial

use

careful consideration

conferral

counselling

observation

concilium

conference of specialist doctors

counseling

search

counselling

admonition

advising

bargaining

bibliographical reference

browsing

conferring

consideration

consultancy

enquiry

gathering

indaba

inquiry

recommendation

referring to

suggestion

teledentistry

Translations

consultation

consulta

consultazione

Beratung

Konsultation

consulta

consulto

consultatie

Konferenz

consulta

διαβούλευση

consult

Rücksprache

Besprechung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒnsl̩ˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French consultation, from Latin consultatio. Morphologically consult + -ation.