English > telly: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen. |
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| Example | "the British call a tv set a telly" |
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| Synonyms | television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, 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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