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telegraphy vs telecommunication

telecommunication vs telegraphy

telegraphy and telecommunication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
telegraphy Yes No No No
telecommunication Yes No No No
As nouns, telecommunication is a hypernym of telegraphy; that is, telecommunication is a word with a broader meaning than telegraphy:
  • telegraphy: communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
  • telecommunication: (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
Other hypernyms of telegraphy include telecom.
telegraphy (noun) telecommunication (noun)
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code) (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
Difference between telegraphy and telecommunication

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