Definitions for TELEVISION
ˈtɛl əˌvɪʒ əntele·vi·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 8 votes

1. television, telecasting, TV, videonoun

   broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects

   "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs

2. television, television systemnoun

   a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points

3. television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle boxnoun

   an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

   "the British call a tv set a telly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.4 / 10 votes

1. televisionnoun

   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. televisionnoun

   A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.

   I have an old television in the study.

3. televisionnoun

   Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.

   fifty-seven channels and nothing on television

4. Etymology: From télévision.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. television

   Television is a system of transmitting and receiving visual and audio content through electronic signals. It typically consists of a screen that displays images and a speaker or audio output device that reproduces sound. It is a widely used medium for entertainment, news, education, and communication, allowing viewers to watch pre-recorded programs or live broadcasts from various sources such as broadcast networks, cable/satellite providers, or streaming platforms.

WikidataRate this definition:3.9 / 13 votes

1. Television

   Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with or without accompanying sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming, or television transmission. The etymology of the word has a mixed Latin and Greek origin, meaning "far sight": Greek tele, far, and Latin visio, sight. Commercially available since the late 1920s, the television set has become commonplace in homes, businesses and institutions, particularly as a vehicle for advertising, a source of entertainment, and news. Since the 1950s, television has been the main medium for molding public opinion. Since the 1970s the availability of video cassettes, laserdiscs, DVDs and now Blu-ray Discs, have resulted in the television set frequently being used for viewing recorded as well as broadcast material. In recent years, Internet television has seen the rise of television available via the Internet through services such as iPlayer and Hulu. Although other forms such as closed-circuit television are in use, the most common usage of the medium is for broadcast television, which was modeled on the existing radio broadcasting systems developed in the 1920s, and uses high-powered radio-frequency transmitters to broadcast the television signal to individual TV receivers.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.3 / 9 votes

1. Television

   The transmission and reproduction of transient images of fixed or moving objects. An electronic system of transmitting such images together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound. (From Webster, 3rd ed)

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. television

   Television is a device that give out information, and use to communicate from one place to another, also used to broadcast programs for entertainment, and education, which it is a Major vehicle of advertising.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on February 10, 2021  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:2.7 / 6 votes

1. television

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Matched Categories

1. • Receiver
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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TELEVISION' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1037

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TELEVISION' in Written Corpus Frequency: #979

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TELEVISION' in Nouns Frequency: #439

Anagrams for TELEVISION »

1. olivenites

How to pronounce TELEVISION?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say TELEVISION in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TELEVISION in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TELEVISION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of TELEVISION in a Sentence

1. Christina Haack:

   He has brought me back to my roots and reminded me what life is like outside of television, with him by my side, I believe anything is possible.

2. Jason Krikorian:

   If Hollywood's brightest minds can be put toward delivering content on the many Apple-controlled screens in someone's home, I think they can make new television viewing experiences.

3. Norman Lear:

   We had no f ****** experience at all. And there were guys in radio who had been working 18, 20 years, and they were well-known comedy writers. But we were television comedy writers because we had written a television show for two weeks, that's the way America works. Suddenly, we were more valuable than we could possibly have been had we been writing for seven years in radio.

4. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP:

   It's kind of like when you're doing a TV show and they give you the best slot in television.

5. Steve Harvey:

   The only way I can do one more special is if it’s at the end of my television career because it will end my television career, we’re in the cancel culture now. No stand-up that is sponsor-driven can say anything he wants to. Chris Rock can’t. Kevin Hart can’t. Cedric the Entertainer can’t. D.L. Hughley can’t. I can go down the list. The only person that can say what they want to say on stage is Dave Chappelle because he’s not sponsor-driven. He’s subscription-driven.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TELEVISION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Television
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=TELEVISION