telephone vs telecommunication

telecommunication vs telephone

telephone and telecommunication both are nouns.

telephone is a verb but telecommunication is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
telephone	Yes	No	Yes	No
telecommunication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, telecommunication is a hypernym of telephone; that is, telecommunication is a word with a broader meaning than telephone:

telephone: transmitting speech at a distance
telecommunication: (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically

Other hypernyms of telephone include telecom.

telephone (noun)	telecommunication (noun)
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds	(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
transmitting speech at a distance	(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically

telephone (verb)	telecommunication (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Difference between telephone and telecommunication

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