Definition of Television

1. Noun. Broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects. "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done"


2. Noun. A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points.

3. Noun. An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen. "The British call a tv set a telly"
Exact synonyms: Boob Tube, Goggle Box, Idiot Box, Television Receiver, Television Set, Telly, Tv, Tv Set
Terms within: Kinescope, Picture Tube, Television Tube
Generic synonyms: Receiver, Receiving System
Group relationships: Television System
Category relationships: Telecasting, Tv, Video

Definition of Television

1. Noun. An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound. ¹

2. Noun. A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form. ¹

3. Noun. Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Television

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Television

1. The transmission and reproduction of transient images of fixed or moving objects. An electronic system of transmitting such images together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Television

televangelisms
televangelist
televangelistic
televangelists
teleview
televiewed
televiewer
televiewers
televiewing
televiews
televisable
televise
televised
televises
televising
television (current term)
television-camera tube
television-station
television announcer
television antenna
television camera
television channel
television channels
television equipment
television microscope
television monitor
television network
television networks
television news
television newscaster

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