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telephony

/təˈlɛf.ə.ni/

telephony noun: the act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.

Noun

telephony (usually uncountable, plural telephonies)

  1. (usually) The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.
  2. (usually) The study and application of telephone technology.

telephony meaning in Tamil

telephony in Tamil

தொலைபன்னியியல், தொலை பேசு சாதனம், தொலைபேசியியல், தொலையொலியம்

Forms of telephony

pluraltelephonies

Origin of telephony

From telephone + -y.

Words formed from telephony

Questions about telephony

What does telephony mean?
Telephony means the act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.
What is telephony in Tamil?
Telephony in Tamil is தொலைபன்னியியல், தொலை பேசு சாதனம், தொலைபேசியியல். See Telephony meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is telephony?
Telephony is a noun.
How do you pronounce telephony?
Telephony is pronounced /təˈlɛf.ə.ni/ (UK).
What is the plural of telephony?
The plural of telephony is telephonies.

Words near telephony in the dictionary

  1. telephonometric
  2. telephonophile
  3. telephonophiles
  4. telephonophobia
  5. telephonophobic
  6. telephony
  7. telephote
  8. telephotes
  9. telephoto
  10. telephoto lens
  11. telephoto lenses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: telephony (page history and authors); telephony (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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