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Television

/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/

An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.

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📖 Definitions of "Television"

noun

1
An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
"It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell."
2
A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.
"I have an old television in the study."
3
Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
"fifty-seven channels and nothing on television"
4
Vision at a distance.

verb

1
To watch television.

🔄 Synonyms of "Television"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
idiot boxnoun	(idiomatic, chiefly US and Canada) Television.
boob tubenoun	(informal, dated, derogatory) A television.
tvnoun	(colloquial, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of television. [(uncountable, broadcasting) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.]
tellynoun	Television.
television setnoun	A television; an electronic device that receives television signals, and displays the resulting images on a screen.
videonoun	Television, a television show, or a movie.
goggle boxnoun	(British, slang) A television set.
telecastingnoun	broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
television receivernoun	a receiver that displays television images
television system	In Canada, a television system is a group of television stations which share common ownership, branding and programming, but which for some reason does not satisfy the criteria necessary for it to be classified as a television network under Canadian law.
tv setnoun	Alternative form of television set. [A television; an electronic device that receives television signals, and displays the resulting images on a screen.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Television"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
television setnoun	A television; an electronic device that receives television signals, and displays the resulting images on a screen.
idiot boxnoun	(idiomatic, chiefly US and Canada) Television.
goggle boxnoun	(British, slang) A television set.
tellynoun	Television.
tvnoun	(colloquial, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of television. [(uncountable, broadcasting) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.]
videonoun	Television, a television show, or a movie.
tv setnoun	Alternative form of television set. [A television; an electronic device that receives television signals, and displays the resulting images on a screen.]
boob tubenoun	(informal, dated, derogatory) A television.
telecastingnoun	broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
television receivernoun	a receiver that displays television images
television system	In Canada, a television system is a group of television stations which share common ownership, branding and programming, but which for some reason does not satisfy the criteria necessary for it to be classified as a television network under Canadian law.
telenoun	According to Jacob L. Moreno, a mutual connection or rapport between people that is not a mere one-way process like empathy or transference.
teeveenoun	(colloquial) television
programmingnoun	(computing) The act of writing a computer program.
broadcasternoun	(broadcasting) An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
pay-tvnoun	Alternative spelling of pay TV. [A system whereby viewers pay to subscribe to specific broadcast television channels or programme typically used in cable television services]
broadcastingnoun	(business) The business or profession of radio and television.
telefilmnoun	A film made for television.
audio-visual	Alternative form of audiovisual. [Containing both aural and visual elements.]
radionoun	(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.