telecommunication (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *telecommunication*:
NOUN	communication	telecommunication, telecom	(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
cognition	telecommunication	(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance

telecommunication > pronunciation
Sounds	teh.lahkahmyuw.nihkey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *telecommunication*: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically.
Synonym	telecom
Category of	Nyquist frequency	(telecommunication) twice the maximum frequency occurring in the transmitted signal
	Nyquist rate	(telecommunication) the lowest sampling rate that will permit accurate reconstruction of a sampled analog signal
	call	send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.
	duplex	Allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously
	electronic converter	(telecommunication) converter for converting a signal from one frequency to another
	loop gain	(telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input
	sampling	measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
	sampling frequency	(telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal
	sampling rate	(telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time
	simplex	Allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
	sunrise industry	A new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)
	telecommunication	(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
Narrower	broadcasting	taking part in a radio or tv program
	multiplex	Communicates two or more signals over a common channel
	telegraphy	Communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
	telephone, telephony	transmitting speech at a distance
	wireless	transmission by radio waves
Broader	medium	A means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
Usage of	plural, plural form	The form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Spanish	telecomunicación
Catalan	telecomunicació
Verbs	telecommunicate	communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail

English > *telecommunication*: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance.
Category of	error correction code, ECC	(telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors
Category of	quantize, quantise	Approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
Category	telecommunication, telecom	(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
Broader	electrical engineering, EE	The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
Usage of	plural, plural form	The form of a word that is used to denote more than one

HyperDic: telecommunication