television

[tel-uh-vizh-uhn]

noun

1. 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.

2. the process or product involved.

   to watch television.

3. an electronic device or set for receiving television broadcasts or similar programming.

4. the field of television broadcasting, or similar transmission of programming.

television

/ ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən /

noun

1. 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

2. Also called: television set. a device designed to receive and convert incoming electrical signals into a series of visible images on a screen together with accompanying sound

3. the content, etc, of television programmes

4. the occupation or profession concerned with any aspect of the broadcasting of television programmes

   he's in television

5. (modifier) of, relating to, or used in the transmission or reception of video and audio UHF or VHF radio signals

   a television transmitter

Other Word Forms

• televisional adjective
• televisionally adverb
• televisionary adjective
• pretelevision adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of television¹

First recorded in 1905–10; tele- ¹ + vision

Word History and Origins

Origin of television¹

C20: from _tele- + _vision

Example Sentences

But recent videos that have emerged of her cursing at a staff member and growing prickly during a television news interview have prompted renewed concerns about her temperament.

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"We don't have much further to go to get to the World Cup, but it's not done yet... I hope we keep winning," Merino told Spanish television.

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Reality television production in Los Angeles declined sharply this summer, leading to a nearly 21% drop in overall TV shoot days, a new report shows.

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Just two hours by car northwest of New York City, Scranton is probably best known as the setting for the U.S. version of the popular television series “The Office.”

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Footage on state television showed Colonel Michael Randrianirina reading out a statement saying, “We have taken power.”

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Related Words

• TV set www.thesaurus.com
• audio 
• box 
• station 
• video