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

In the most serious case he is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust for allegedly advancing regulatory benefits worth the equivalent of more than $250 million at the time to his friend Shaul Elovitch, who was the controlling shareholder for the telecommunications company Bezeq. —Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025

Satellites underpin modern and critical infrastructure today, such as telecommunications, science and national security . —Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025

Following graduation, Rose continued her education at New York University and received a master’s degree in interactive telecommunications. —Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025

Multilateralism must transition to governance by global laws, global justice, and global regulation in everything that could end life on the planet, such as the climate or artificial intelligence, or essential medicines, global telecommunications. —Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for telecommunication

• americanization
• anticoagulation
• antidiscrimination
• bioaccumulation
• bioremediation
• compartmentalization
• contextualization
• copolymerization
• decriminalization
• dehumidification
• demilitarization
• demineralization