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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
At a television appearance earlier in the day with cabinet members, Trump played down fears of shortages of items such as toys, as trade between the US and China falls sharply.
A pair of exchanges on network television, 56 years apart, are eerily similar.
Their company already had an overall deal with Amazon, and its publishing and television arms both showed interest.
He told Swedish television he was "very surprised and scared" and shortly after "swarms of police and ambulances" started blocking off the street and telling people to move back.
The Federal Communications Commission must approve the transfer of CBS television station licenses to the Ellison family.
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