English > television: 3 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects. |
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| Example | "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done"- Ernie Kovacs |
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| Synonyms | telecasting, TV, video |
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| Category of | closed-captioned | broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment |
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| colorcast | broadcast in color |
| couch potato | An idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television) |
| frequency band, waveband | A band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) |
| replay, instant replay, action replay | The immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape |
| telecast, televise | broadcast via television |
| television, television system | A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points |
| television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box | An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen |
| Parts | audio, sound | The audible part of a transmitted signal |
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| video, picture | The visible part of a television transmission |
| Narrower | cable television, cable | television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver |
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| high-definition television, HDTV | A television system that has more than the usual / usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail |
| Broader | broadcasting | taking part in a radio or tv program |
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| Spanish | tele, television, televisión, televisor, tv, TV, video, vídeo |
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| Catalan | tele, televisió, tv, TV |
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| Verbs | televise | broadcast via television |
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English > television: 3 senses > noun 2, artifact| Meaning | A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points. |
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| Synonym | television system |
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| Category | television, telecasting, TV, video | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects |
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| Parts | audio | The sound / sound elements of television |
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| cathode-ray tube, CRT | A vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen |
| monitor | electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions |
| television equipment, video equipment | electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound |
| television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box | An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen |
| television transmitter | transmitter that is part of a television system |
| Narrower | cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service | A television system that transmits over cables |
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| closed-circuit television | A television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater) |
| color television, colour television, color television system, colour television system, color TV, colour TV | A television that transmits images in color |
| satellite television, satellite TV | A television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth |
| Broader | telecommunication system, telecom system, telecommunication equipment, telecom equipment | A communication ... / communication system for communicating at a distance |
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| Spanish | sistema de televisión, televisión, televisor |
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| Catalan | televisió |
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| Verbs | televise | broadcast via television |
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English > television: 3 senses > noun 3, artifact| Meaning | An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen. |
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| Synonyms | television receiver, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box |
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| Category | television, telecasting, TV, video | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects |
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| Part of | television, television system | A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points |
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| Parts | kinescope, picture tube, television tube | A cathode-ray tube in a television receiver |
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| Broader | receiver, receiving system | Set that receives radio or tv signals |
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| Spanish | aparato de televisión, caja idiota, caja tonta, tele, television, televisión, televisor, tv |
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| Catalan | aparell de televisió, tele, televisió, televisor |
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