video frequency

American  

noun

Television.

1. transmission frequency of the television picture.

2. any of the frequencies present in the output of a television camera, from almost 0 to over 4 megahertz.

3. any frequency applied to the receiver's picture tube in order to display the picture.

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video frequency British  

noun

1. the frequency of a signal conveying the image and synchronizing pulses in a television broadcasting system. It lies in the range from about 50 hertz to 8 megahertz

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Etymology

Origin of video frequency

First recorded in 1935–40