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high definition TV

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  1. A television system that has more lines per picture than present systems and thus produces much sharper images. American TV has 525 scanning lines and European TV 625, whereas high definition systems may have more than 1,000.

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Results from the Japanese mission to the Moon, with high definition TV cameras.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

Buying a high definition TV may cost as much as an iPad this Christmas. 

From Forbes • Sep. 19, 2011

The new street, complete with the famous houses and cobbles, will be constructed to a larger scale to cater for the demands of high definition TV.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2010

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