Dictionary

telecommunication en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌteləkəˌmjʉːnɪˈkæɪʃən/ (Australia)
• /ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
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Etymology

From French télécommunication. Equivalent to tele- + communication.

Meanings

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. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) Systems used in transmitting such signals.
   • 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:
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

radiotelecommunication · telecommunications tower · telecommunicational

Synonyms

telecoms · telecom

Translations (40)

pl telekomunikacja (science and technology of communication over distance) · is fjarskipti (science and technology of communication over distance) · fi telekommunikaatio (science and technology of communication over distance) · mk телекомуникации (science and technology of communication over distance) · lb Telekommunikatioun (science and technology of communication over distance) · ur مُواصَلات (science and technology of communication over distance) · cmn 電訊 /电讯 (science and technology of communication over distance) · ru электросвя́зь (science and technology of communication over distance) · cs telekomunikace (science and technology of communication over distance) · uz telekommunikatsiya (science and technology of communication over distance) · ta தொலைத்தொடர்பு (science and technology of communication over distance) · pt telecomunicação (science and technology of communication over distance) · it telecomunicazioni (science and technology of communication over distance) · es telecomunicación (science and technology of communication over distance) · th โทรคมนาคม (science and technology of communication over distance) · de Telekommunikation (science and technology of communication over distance) · nb telekommunikasjon (science and technology of communication over distance) · ru связь (science and technology of communication over distance) · tr telekomünikasyon (science and technology of communication over distance) · vi viễn thông (science and technology of communication over distance) · da telekomminikation (science and technology of communication over distance) · el τηλεπικοινωνίες (science and technology of communication over distance) · kk телебайланыс (science and technology of communication over distance) · uk телекомунікації (science and technology of communication over distance) · ca telecomunicació (science and technology of communication over distance) · sw mawasiliano ya simu (science and technology of communication over distance) · fr télécommunication (science and technology of communication over distance) · ky телекоммуникация (science and technology of communication over distance) · nn telekommunikasjon (science and technology of communication over distance) · fi televiestintä (science and technology of communication over distance) · cmn 電信 /电信 (science and technology of communication over distance) · ja 電気通信 (science and technology of communication over distance) · kk телеқатынас (science and technology of communication over distance) · hy հեռահաղորդակցություն (science and technology of communication over distance) · ro telecomunicație (science and technology of communication over distance) · ru телекоммуника́ции (science and technology of communication over distance) · id telekomunikasi (science and technology of communication over distance) · mi whitimamao (science and technology of communication over distance) · hu telekommunikáció (science and technology of communication over distance) · hu távközlés (science and technology of communication over distance)