a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; he asked a direct question; he had trouble phrasing his interrogations

[ Syn: question , interrogative , interrogative sentence ]

a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

formal systematic questioning

[ Syn: examination , interrogatory ]

an instance of questioning; there was a question about my training; we made inquiries of all those who were present

[ Syn: question , inquiry , enquiry , query ]