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

JPMorgan upgrades Calix to overweight from neutral JPMorgan says the telecommunications company has plenty more room to run. —Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026

While CommScope intends to remain in North Carolina, the expansion will no longer happen due to financial uncertainties, the telecommunications company said. —Brian Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026

Starlink is banned in Iran by telecommunication regulations, as the country never authorized the importation, sale or use of the devices. —David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026

Melissa ravaged eastern Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane in October, leaving thousands of people without homes and destroying crops, telecommunications, electricity and water-pumping infrastructure. —Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026

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