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

After months searching North Texas for office space, telecommunications giant AT&T will build its new global headquarters in the Dallas suburb Plano, leaving questions about the future of its real estate holdings in downtown Dallas. —Nick Wooten, Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026

After spending months scouring North Texas for office space, telecommunications giant AT&T will build its new global headquarters in Plano, leaving questions about the future of its massive real estate holdings in downtown Dallas. —Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026

Scientists have been looking at quantum physics to improve further the accuracy of everyday technologies, ranging from telecommunications to medicine, radars to satellite networks. —Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026

Finland has detained a ship and its crew after a critical undersea telecommunication cable connecting the country to Estonia was damaged Wednesday, Finnish authorities said. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 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