Meanings
plural telecommunications · alternative telecommunications
- uncountableThe science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses.First known use 1932
- countableA message so transmitted.
- countablein pluraluncountableSystems 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 20221 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchtélécommunication
- Englishtelecommunication
From French télécommunication. Equivalent to tele- + communication.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan telecomunicació
- telecomunicacióscience and technology of communication over distance
Chinese Mandarin 電訊 /电讯, 電信 /电信
- 電訊 /电讯 (diànxùn)science and technology of communication over distance
- 電信 /电信 (diànxìn)science and technology of communication over distance
Czech telekomunikace
- telekomunikacescience and technology of communication over distance
Danish telekomminikation
- telekomminikationscience and technology of communication over distance
Finnish televiestintä, telekommunikaatio
- televiestintäscience and technology of communication over distance
- telekommunikaatioscience and technology of communication over distance
French télécommunication
- télécommunicationscience and technology of communication over distance
German Telekommunikation
- Telekommunikationscience and technology of communication over distance
Greek τηλεπικοινωνίες
- τηλεπικοινωνίες (tilepikoinoníes)science and technology of communication over distance
Hungarian távközlés, telekommunikáció
- távközlésscience and technology of communication over distance
- telekommunikációscience and technology of communication over distance
Icelandic fjarskipti
- fjarskiptiscience and technology of communication over distance
Indonesian telekomunikasi
- telekomunikasiscience and technology of communication over distance
Italian telecomunicazioni
- telecomunicazioniscience and technology of communication over distance
Japanese 電気通信
- 電気通信 (denki tsūshin)science and technology of communication over distance
Māori whitimamao
- whitimamaoscience and technology of communication over distance
Norwegian Bokmål telekommunikasjon
- telekommunikasjonscience and technology of communication over distance
Polish telekomunikacja
- telekomunikacjascience and technology of communication over distance
Portuguese telecomunicação
- telecomunicaçãoscience and technology of communication over distance
Romanian telecomunicație
- telecomunicațiescience and technology of communication over distance
Russian телекоммуника́ции, связь
- телекоммуника́ции (telekommunikácii)science and technology of communication over distance
- связь (svjazʹ)science and technology of communication over distance
- электросвя́зь (elektrosvjázʹ)science and technology of communication over distance
Spanish telecomunicación
- telecomunicaciónscience and technology of communication over distance
Swahili mawasiliano ya simu
- mawasiliano ya simuscience and technology of communication over distance
Tamil தொலைத்தொடர்பு
- தொலைத்தொடர்பு (tolaittoṭarpu)science and technology of communication over distance
Thai โทรคมนาคม
- โทรคมนาคม (tora gamanāgom)science and technology of communication over distance
Turkish telekomünikasyon
- telekomünikasyonscience and technology of communication over distance
Ukrainian телекомунікації
- телекомунікації (telekomunikaciji)science and technology of communication over distance
Urdu مُواصَلات
- مُواصَلات (muvāṣalāt)science and technology of communication over distance
Vietnamese viễn thông
- viễn thôngscience and technology of communication over distance
Cite this entry
telecommunication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecommunication
“telecommunication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecommunication. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telecommunication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecommunication.
Source: telecommunication on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.