telecommunication

noun

tele·com·mu·ni·ca·tion ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən

: communication at a distance (as by telephone)

: technology that deals with telecommunication

—usually used in plural

Examples of telecommunication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While classic telecommunication satellites orbit as high as 35,000 kilometres from earth, constellation satellites are at just 600 kilometres altitude, greatly reducing latency and allowing for video streaming. —

Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 18 Oct. 2024 The company reported the potential plan to UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom, which was first spotted by a user on Twitter. —

Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024 Tens of thousands of cellphone users were impacted by a nationwide telecommunication outage on Monday. —

Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024 Following the global outage, companies across the airlines, banking, telecommunications, and healthcare industries were deeply affected for weeks. —

Rachel Dalloo, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for telecommunication

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Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of telecommunication was in 1932

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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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