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telecommunication vs telegraphy

telegraphy vs telecommunication

telecommunication and telegraphy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
telecommunication Yes No No No
telegraphy Yes No No No
As nouns, telegraphy is a hyponym of telecommunication; that is, telegraphy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than telecommunication:
  • telecommunication: (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
  • telegraphy: communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
Other hyponyms of telecommunication include telephone, telephony, wireless, broadcasting, multiplex, phototelegraphy.
telecommunication (noun) telegraphy (noun)
(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
Difference between telecommunication and telegraphy

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