cable television
22
1.8
- noun
- /ˈkeɪbəl ˌtɛlɪˈvɪʒən/
:
televisión por cable
- Overall, the government has not taken advantage of the shared jurisdictional authority over cable television to encourage its full potential.
- cable television company
- cable television programming
- cable television channel
Then national cable television, Fox News comes to mind.
- Then national cable television, Fox News comes to mind.
- And you see it's increased with new media, so the cable television, social media and so on.
- It's very non culty cable television.
Examples
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Subscribers pay about $250 as a one-time equipment deposit, then about what cable television runs.
Academic text (1995) -
But it was in the early '80s that cable television moved into other cities and smaller towns.
Academic text (1991) -
And you see it's increased with new media, so the cable television, social media and so on.
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Then national cable television, Fox News comes to mind.
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I guess, besides my garden, I'm gonna miss my cable television the most.
Fiction book (1993) -
From the perspective of a system of free expression, cable television is a revealing case study.
Academic text (1997) -
If the community has cable television, use the public-access channel to broadcast programs describing the change process.
Academic text (1994) -
All twelve teachers had developed creative ways to use no-cost, commercial-free cable television in their classrooms.
Academic text (1991) -
Many families enjoy a variety of shows on cable television during the weekends.
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The local sports team frequently broadcasts its games on cable television channels.
Synonyms
454
2.3
A TV service that sends programs to homes through wires
8
3.0
A television service that sends channels to homes through wires
1
2.9
A service that sends TV programs to homes through cables
A service that sends television and radio programs to homes through wires
How Wide
- Specialized
3
2.9
- Texting
3
3.4
180
1.3
22
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a system for delivering television programs via cables' is directly derivable from combining 'cable' (cable transmission infrastructure) with 'television' (a system for audiovisual broadcasts). This simple noun–noun compounding is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The name cable television comes from the image of television pictures sent into homes along a cable, a strong wire, rather than through the air. So cable television means TV service 'through cables' to a house, not sent through the air or by satellite.