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televisual

televisual

1 6.1
Relating to television or the way its shows look and are made
  • adjective
  • /ˌtɛlɪˈvizhʊəl/
translation icon : televisivo
  • Our aim is to persuade our government that old people should have free televisual viewing.

You know, the little bitty intricate parts are not televisual.

Examples

  • In and outside of Hollywood, natives are working to expand, improve, and control televisual and cinematic representations.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Producers aim to create more engaging stories that enhance the televisual experience for viewers at home.

  • This is the year where all politics is suddenly televisual.

    Best of Enemies (2015)

  • In this way, it invokes an idea of feminine community energized by the televisual material.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Indigenous Peoples fulfilling these positions can bring changes to Native Peoples' televisual landscapes.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Over time, these representations contribute to a mainstream televisual landscape that encourages audiences to engage in colonized viewing.

    Academic text (2008)

  • In Brazil, Xuxa's ability to exploit social anxiety and reinforce the status quo of race, gender, and class in a televisual context is extraordinary.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Yet, as the countdown commenced, in place of the much-anticipated sublimity of scientific triumph, viewers were instead witnesses to a kind of televisual failure or electronic gag.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The documentary showcased the latest developments in science, highlighting the televisual appeal of modern broadcasting.

  • The event was a success thanks to its well-planned televisual presentation that captivated the audience's attention.

Synonyms

teleview
vstelevisual
6.8

Made for people to watch on television

is about traits of television broadcasting rather than only being made for viewing

Surface Forms

televisual positive

Morphology

televisual = visual + televisual (semi-transparent) = tele + visual

This noun is a zero-derived nominal use of the adjective 'televisual', so the form itself gives the meaning once that adjective is known.

Etymology

Televisual joins the prefix tele- 'far' (the same start as television) and visual 'seen', so it describes a style or effect that looks like it belongs on TV.