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television
[ tel-uh-vizh-uhn ]
noun
- the transmission of programming, in the form of still or moving images, via radio waves, cable wires, satellite, or wireless network to a receiver or other screen.
- the process or product involved:
to watch television.
- an electronic device or set for receiving television broadcasts or similar programming.
- the field of television broadcasting, or similar transmission of programming.
television
/ ˈɛɪˌɪə /
noun
- 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
- Also calledtelevision set a device designed to receive and convert incoming electrical signals into a series of visible images on a screen together with accompanying sound
- the content, etc, of television programmes
- the occupation or profession concerned with any aspect of the broadcasting of television programmes
he's in television
- modifier of, relating to, or used in the transmission or reception of video and audio UHF or VHF radio signals
a television transmitter
Derived Forms
- ˌٱˈDzԲ, adverb
- ˌٱˈDzԲ, adjective
- ˌٱˈDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ٱ···Dz· [tel-, uh, -, vizh, -, uh, -nl], adjective
- ٱ···Dz··ly adverb
- ٱ···Dz·· [tel-, uh, -, vizh, -, uh, -ner-ee], adjective
- ·ٱ···Dz adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of television1
Word History and Origins
Origin of television1
Example Sentences
House of Representatives and Hollywood film and television productions, including the James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace.”
He said his YouTube experience had made the switch to television much easier.
Lucy decided to take on the 26.2-mile challenge with her dad after watching last year's event on television.
Stars from the reality television show Love On The Spectrum went on the defensive after Robert F Kennedy Jr commented that people with autism make limited contributions to society.
GMO corn and recently asking television stations to pull what she called “discriminatory” ads produced by the Trump administration warning against undocumented migration.
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