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

Rob Hale, founder and CEO of telecommunications company Granite Communications, annually doles out $1,000 checks to local recent college graduates in Massachusetts. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025

The atomic clock, which uses cesium atoms to measure the exact length of a second, is used for GPS satellite networks, data centers, laboratories, aerospace, telecommunications, power generation and other systems that require ultra-precise timekeeping. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025

In other cases, instructions are delivered remotely through secure channels that bypass standard telecommunications monitoring. —Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025

The telecommunications company agreed to the settlement to resolve a lawsuit that accused it of failing to protect customer information, leading to two separate data breach incidents in 2024. —Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for telecommunication

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