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television
Found in thesaurus: broadcasting, receiving system, receiver, telecom equipment, telecommunication equipment, telecommunication system, telecom system
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television
n.
system of transferring picture and sound over radio waves; device which receives television signals and displays them as pictures and sound
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Television
Television is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting sound with moving images in monochrome (black-and-white), or in colour, and in two or three dimensions. It can refer to a television set, a television program, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium, for entertainment, education, news and advertising.
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television
Noun
1. broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs
(synonym) telecasting, TV, video
(hypernym) broadcasting
(hyponym) cable television, cable
(part-meronym) video, picture
(derivation) telecast, televise
(class) replay, action replay
2. a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly"
(synonym) television receiver, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box
(hypernym) receiver, receiving system
(part-holonym) television system
(part-meronym) kinescope, picture tube, television tube
(classification) telecasting, TV, video
3. a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
(synonym) television system
(hypernym) telecommunication system, telecom system, telecommunication equipment, telecom equipment
(hyponym) cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
(part-meronym) audio
(derivation) telecast, televise
(classification) telecasting, TV, video
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Television (die)
nf.
television, system of transferring picture and sound over radio waves
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télévision
nf.
television, system of transferring picture and sound over radio waves; device which receives television signals and displays them as pictures and sound
