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telecommunication vs telephone

telephone vs telecommunication

telecommunication and telephone both are nouns.

telecommunication is not a verb while telephone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
telecommunication Yes No No No
telephone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, telephone is a hyponym of telecommunication; that is, telephone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than telecommunication:
  • telecommunication: (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
  • telephone: transmitting speech at a distance
Other hyponyms of telecommunication include telephony, telegraphy, wireless, broadcasting, multiplex, phototelegraphy.
telecommunication (noun) telephone (noun)
(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically transmitting speech at a distance
telecommunication (verb) telephone (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Difference between telecommunication and telephone

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