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television

television

1.0
A system for sending and receiving moving pictures and sound to broadcast programs like news or shows
  • noun
  • /ˌtɛlɪˈvɪʒən/
translation icon : televisión
  • More books in this series will be published as the television series continues.
  • watch television
  • television series
  • television show

And they they tune into VOA television in very large numbers.

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Examples

  • The data make clear that a majority of programs on television include some such material.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The advent of extended television news was a turning point for television, a medium originally devoted to entertainment.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Most people today have their television on the news

  • So having said that, here we are watching television, playing video games.

  • And when I saw it on television, it was absolutely thrilling.

  • I was watching a little educational television.

  • Hundreds of thousands of workers in advertising, film, and television are dependent on this industry for support.

    Academic text (2008)
  • But this felt like brilliant television that really gripped the world.

  • This is the best I've seen on television in quite a long time.

  • My family gathers around the television every Friday night to watch our favorite shows.

Synonyms

TV
vstelevision
1.0

A machine that shows moving pictures and sound on a screen

is the formal system used to send and receive programs for public use
television system
vstelevision
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A system that sends moving pictures and sound to homes over long distances

focuses on broadcasting programs for entertainment information or education

Compounds

131 1.0

A program you watch on TV in separate episodes

A machine with a screen that shows moving pictures and sound

A company that makes and sends video programs for people to watch at home

26 1.0

A show or series that people watch on television

Television channels sent to homes through wires

television camera
  • Specialized
21 2.0

A camera that records video for TV broadcasts

television news
  • Literature
21 1.0

TV programs that report recent events and give updates

TV shows that follow real people, not actors, in situations that are not planned

television reporter
  • Literature
7 2.5

A person who reports news on television

A TV station that shows programs on one number

A famous actor or presenter who appears often on TV

3 1.0

A television that shows pictures in color rather than black and white

3 3.2

A television that shows much clearer and more detailed pictures than regular TV

satellite television
  • Specialized
3 2.9

A TV service that receives signals from satellites in space

A system of cameras and monitors that records and shows images for security, not for public broadcast

television monitor
  • Specialized
2 2.8

A screen in a studio that shows live TV for people to watch

television system
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A system that sends moving pictures and sound to homes over long distances

A room in a house for watching TV with others

A person who introduces TV programs and gives information to viewers

television antenna
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A metal device on a roof or wall that receives TV signals

A service that sends TV programs to homes through cables

A machine that receives TV signals and shows them on a screen

television equipment
  • Specialized
1 2.5

Electronic devices that send or receive moving pictures and sound, like cameras and receivers

1 3.5

A device that sends television signals for people to watch

3.2

A system for sending and showing TV pictures in color

4.1

A large glass part inside old televisions that shows pictures in color

An American organization that gives the Emmy Awards for the best work in television

5.5

A person who looks attractive on television

An early color television that shows pictures by quickly changing red, green, and blue images

An old way of showing color television by showing red, green, and blue pictures quickly

An electronic tube in early television cameras that turns light into electrical signals

2.8

A person who presents and reports news on television

A device used in old television cameras to change an image into electronic signals

television tube
  • Archaic
5.9

A glass tube inside old TVs that makes the picture on the screen

A part of a television that uses three colors to make pictures

web television
  • Texting
3.8

Shows or series made for the internet rather than for TV broadcast

How Advanced

television
1.0
iconoscope
  • Archaic
9.9

Surface Forms

television singular
televisions plural

Morphology

television = vision (semi-transparent) = tele + vision

The word is built transparently from the combining form tele- plus vision, but the broadcast system meaning is somewhat specialized and not fully compositional for learners.

Etymology

Television comes from two parts: tele- meaning 'far', the same tele- as in telephone, and vision meaning 'seeing'. So television literally means 'seeing from far away', which is why it names a system that sends pictures and sound across distances so people can watch events in other places.