telecommunication

noun

tele·​com·​mu·​ni·​ca·​tion ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: communication at a distance (as by telephone)

2

: technology that deals with telecommunication

—usually used in plural

Examples of telecommunication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Atharva Gosavi Atharva is a full-time content writer with a post-graduate degree in media & amp; entertainment and a graduate degree in electronics & telecommunications. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025

The entire province of Guantánamo has no phone service, ETECSA, the state telecommunications company, said. —Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025

Trond Grande, deputy CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, said strong stock market gains in basic materials, financials and telecommunications helped drive performance during the quarter. —Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025

Given their limited size, that cargo would most likely consist of sensors, cameras, or lightweight mobile telecommunications equipment. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for telecommunication

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