telecommunication 1

noundomain: communication

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically

Synonyms

telecom 1
(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically

Derivationally related form

verb

communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail

Hyponym

noun

transmitting speech at a distance

noun

communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire

noun

transmission by radio waves

noun

taking part in a radio or tv program

noun

communicates two or more signals over a common channel

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

adjective

allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously

adjective

allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time

noun

measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)

noun

(telecommunication) converter for converting a signal from one frequency to another

noun

(telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input

Member_of_this_domain_-_USAGE

noun

the form of a word that is used to denote more than one