Insignificant volume? Turn the fourth of controls to eleven (9)
I believe the answer is:
novelette
'insignificant volume?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'turn the fourth of controls to eleven' is the wordplay.
'turn' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the fourth of controls' becomes 't' (4th letter of 'controls').
't'+'to'+'eleven'='ttoeleven'
'ttoeleven' anagrammed gives 'NOVELETTE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for novelette that I've seen before include "Short story" , "romance?" , "Short work of fiction" , "Short book of fiction" , "Short and light tale" .)