English > TV: 2 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects. |
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| Synonyms | television, telecasting, 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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English > tv: 2 senses > noun 2, 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 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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