satellite television
3
2.9
- noun
- /ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˌtɛlɪˈvɪʒən/
- Specialized
:
televisión por satélite
- With satellite television, viewers can access channels from around the world and enjoy diverse programming.
- cable and satellite television
- satellite television and the Internet
- provided through satellite television
We use radio waves for communication and for entertainment, satellite television, GPS, your mobile phone, or use these radio waves.
- We use radio waves for communication and for entertainment, satellite television, GPS, your mobile phone, or use these radio waves.
Examples
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Even after the immigrant has arrived, he can keep in constant contact with his home country by phone, the Internet, or via satellite television.
Academic text (2009) -
When we were featured on TLC in 2007, we were persuaded to get a satellite television set up.
Blog text (6) -
This is what satellite television was invented for.
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Think, for example, of the potential impact on a group's beliefs about the value of the introduction of international satellite television into the local community.
Academic text (1999) -
But with the vast and rapid growth of cable and satellite television, radio, and other new media, this requirement no longer made any sense.
Academic text (2011) -
Kohoutek's child was watching satellite television.
Fiction book (2000) -
There's four standard channels plus satellite television.
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I own the largest conglomerate of newspaper and satellite television companies in the world.
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I went back to my room and watched the satellite television until I couldn't keep my eyes open.
Fiction book (1992) -
An additional channel of communication is provided through satellite television transmission, international radio, and electronic transmission of information for publication in newspapers and periodicals.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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3.1
A service that sends TV channels from space to a small dish at home
How Wide
- Specialized
3
2.9
- Texting
3
3.4
180
1.3
22
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a television system that uses satellites, which a learner can infer from 'satellite' (orbiting craft) + 'television' (broadcast system). This noun–noun compounding is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Satellite television comes from the clear image of a dish on a house picking up TV signals sent from a satellite in space to make television. So, it means 'TV service that uses satellites to send and receive programs', which is why it works even where there is no cable.