telecommunication

From French télécommunication. Equivalent to tele- +‎ communication.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌteləkəˌmjʉːnɪˈkæɪʃən/
• Hyphenation: tel‧e‧com‧mun‧i‧ca‧tion

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. [1932]
2. (countable) A message so transmitted.
3. (in the plural) Systems used in transmitting such signals.

• (science): telecommunications

• telecom, telecoms

• telecommunications tower