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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"
Examples of category: Action Replay, Instant Replay, Replay, Television System, Boob Tube, Goggle Box, Idiot Box, Television Receiver, Television Set, Telly, Tv, Tv Set, Frequency Band, Waveband, Couch Potato, Telecast, Televise, Colorcast, Closed-captioned
Generic synonyms: Broadcasting
Terms within: Picture, Video, Audio, Sound
Specialized synonyms: Cable, Cable Television, Hdtv, High-definition Television
Derivative terms: Telecast, Televise
2. Noun. A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points.
Terms within: Audio, Cathode-ray Tube, Crt, Monitor, Television Equipment, Video Equipment, Boob Tube, Goggle Box, Idiot Box, Television Receiver, Television Set, Telly, Tv, Tv Set, Television Transmitter
Specialized synonyms: Cable, Cable System, Cable Television, Cable Television Service, Closed-circuit Television, Color Television, Color Television System, Color Tv, Colour Television, Colour Television System, Colour Tv, Satellite Television, Satellite Tv
Generic synonyms: Telecom Equipment, Telecom System, Telecommunication Equipment, Telecommunication System
Category relationships: Telecasting, Tv, Video
Derivative terms: Televise
3. Noun. An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen. "The British call a tv set a telly"
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
Literary usage of Television
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Helping Your Child Get Ready for School: With Activities for Children from by Nancy Paulu (1993)
"But banning television isn't the answer, because good television can spark curiosity
... Monitoring how much and what television children watch helps them, ..."
2. Urban Schools: The Challenge of Location and Poverty by Laura Lippman, Shelley Burns, Edith K. McArthur (1996)
"Moreover, spending large amounts of time watching television has been correlated
with weaker academic performance in recent national assessments (US ..."
3. Adult Literacy And New Technologies: Tools For A Lifetime by Office of Technology Assessment (1994)
"Over 98 percent of all households own at least one television set . After work
and sleep, television viewing is reported to be the most frequent activity ..."
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