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

Built using telecommunications commercial-off-the-shelf modules, the JMT advances the Pentagon’s adoption of commercial software solutions. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026

But the company is diversifying beyond launch and telecommunications — specifically, into artificial intelligence. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 June 2026

Marine cables carry more than 95% of the world’s intercontinental telecommunications data and ever more electricity. —Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 4 June 2026

Iranian military officials said the attacks were in response to American strikes on the tanker and on an Iranian telecommunications antenna, state media reported. —Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 June 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