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

Topline SpaceX will purchase wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar, the telecommunications company that owns the Boost Mobile cell provider, for about $17 billion in cash and stock, the companies said on Monday morning, letting the Elon Musk company forge a larger role in the cell-phone market. —Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Atharva Gosavi Atharva is a full-time content writer with a post-graduate degree in media & amp; entertainment and a graduate degree in electronics & telecommunications. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025

Fellow telecommunications stocks fell on the news, with T-Mobile , AT & T and Verizon shedding 4%. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025

In Congress, Gardner held assignments on committees that oversaw technology and telecommunications policy. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Sep. 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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• bioremediation
• compartmentalization
• contextualization
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• decriminalization
• dehumidification
• demilitarization
• demineralization