television

Definition of Television in English :

Noun

1. telecasting, television, tv, video

broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects

Example Sentences:
'she is a star of screen and video'
'Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done'

2. television, television system

a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points

television system

3. boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set

an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

Example Sentences:
'the British call a tv set a telly'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Television

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noun

1.

the system or process of producing on a distant screen a series of transient visible images, usually with an accompanying sound signal. Electrical signals, converted from optical images by a camera tube, are transmitted by UHF or VHF radio waves or by cable and reconverted into optical images by means of a television tube inside a television set

2. Also called: television set

a device designed to receive and convert incoming electrical signals into a series of visible images on a screen together with accompanying sound

3.

the content, etc of television programmes

4.

the occupation or profession concerned with any aspect of the broadcasting of television programmes

he's in television

5. (modifier)

of, relating to, or used in the transmission or reception of video and audio UHF or VHF radio signals

a television transmitter

Television

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noun

1.

the practice or science of transmitting scenes or views by radio or, sometimes, by wire: the television transmitter, by means of a camera tube, such as an image orthicon or vidicon, converts light rays into electric signals for modulation upon a radio carrier wave or for transmission over wires; the television receiver reconverts the signals into electron beams that are projected against the fluorescent screen of the kinescope, or picture tube, reproducing the original image

2.

a.

broadcasting by television as an industry, entertainment, art, etc.

b.

all the facilities and related activities of such broadcasting

3.

a television receiving set

4.

a television program or programs

they watched television last night

adjective

5.

of, using, used in, or sent by television

Television

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n.

1.

a. An electronic broadcast system in which special providers transmit a continuous program of video content to the public or subscribers by way of antenna, cable, or satellite dish, often on multiple channels: a new sitcom on television.

b. Video content, especially short programs, created for or distributed through such a system: stayed home and watched television.

c. An electronic device for viewing television programs and movies, consisting of a display screen and speakers: sat too close to the television.

2. The industry of producing and broadcasting television programs: made her fortune in television.

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