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telecommunication

Syllables: tel·e·com·mun·i·ca·tionUK/ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən//ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/

telecommunication noun: the science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses.

Noun

telecommunication (countable and uncountable, plural telecommunications)

  1. (uncountable) The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses.
  2. (countable) A message so transmitted.
  3. (in plural) Systems used in transmitting such signals.
    • Oct. 1 is “U-Day,” when Myanmar officially will adopt the new system. From then on, all electronic communication from government offices, telecommunications companies, banks and media must be in Unicode, by law.2019 September 27, “Unicode in, Zawgyi out: Modernity finally catches up in Myanmar's digital world”, in The Japan Times, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2020
    • A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily.2022 March 11, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2022

telecommunication meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

telecommunication in Hindi

दूरसंचार, दूर संचार

telecommunication in Tamil

science and technology of communication over distance
தொலைத்தொடர்பு tolaittoṭarpu

telecommunication in Marathi

दूरसंवाद

telecommunication in Urdu

science and technology of communication over distance
مُواصَلات muvāṣalāt
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telecommunication in Bengali
ইলেকট্রনিক, তড়িচ্চুম্বকীয় তরঙ্গ ব্যবহার করে
telecommunication in Telugu
టెలికమ్యూనికేషన్, టెలీకమ్యూనికేషన్
telecommunication in Malayalam
ആശയവിനിമയം āśayavinimayaṁ
telecommunication in Kannada
ಗೆಂಟರುಹು, ದೂರದರುಹು
telecommunication in Punjabi
ਦੂਰ ਸੰਚਾਰ dūr sañcār
telecommunication in Gujarati
ટેલિકોમ્યુનિકેશન, ટેલિકમ્યુનિકેશન, ટેલીકોમ્યુનિકેશન
telecommunication in Odia
ଟେଲିଯୋଗାଯୋଗ, ଟେଲି ଯୋଗାଯୋଗ, ଟେଲିକମ୍
telecommunication in Indonesian
telekomunikasi
telecommunication in Thai
โทรคมนาคม tora gamanāgom
telecommunication in Vietnamese
viễn thông

Examples of telecommunication in a sentence

  • A report by the telecommunications ministry on the phone network revealed a severe capacity problem.
  • This Iranian-American astropreneur and telecommunications tycoon businesswoman reached space ahead of Iran.
  • But this is not the only configuration being applied in today's telecommunications world.

All 12 example sentences with telecommunication

Synonyms of telecommunication

Forms of telecommunication

pluraltelecommunications
alternative formtelecommunications

Plural of telecommunication: telecommunications

Origin of telecommunication

From French télécommunication. Equivalent to tele- + communication.

Words formed from telecommunication

Questions about telecommunication

What does telecommunication mean?
Telecommunication means the science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses.
What is telecommunication in Hindi?
Telecommunication in Hindi is दूरसंचार, दूर संचार. See Telecommunication meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is telecommunication?
Telecommunication is a noun.
How do you pronounce telecommunication?
Telecommunication is pronounced /ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/ (US).
What is the plural of telecommunication?
The plural of telecommunication is telecommunications.

Words near telecommunication in the dictionary

  1. telecomms
  2. telecommunicate
  3. telecommunicated
  4. telecommunicates
  5. telecommunicating
  6. telecommunication
  7. telecommunicational
  8. telecommunications
  9. telecommunications tower
  10. telecommunications towers
  11. telecommunicative

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: telecommunication (page history and authors); telecommunication (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); telecommunication (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); telecommunication (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); telecommunication (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ആശയവിനിമയം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); telecommunication (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਦੂਰ ਸੰਚਾਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); telecommunication (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); telecommunication (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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