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

Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company, recently became the first Australian organization to join UNESCO's Business Council promoting ethical AI implementation. —Aliza Knox, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

The telecommunications company started to make a comeback in the smartphone market in 2023 with the release of its Mate 60 Pro in China. —Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025

Liberty Broadband was spun off from Malone’s Liberty Media Corp. in 2014 to focus on investments in telecommunications. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025

As agriculture became less demanding, the sector required fewer workers, enabling erstwhile farmers to work in a spectrum of other trades, including the high-technology industries of each generation, such as textiles, telegraphs, and telecommunications. —Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 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