Definitions for broadcast
ˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑstbroad·cast

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. broadcast(noun)

   message that is transmitted by radio or television

2. broadcast, program, programme(verb)

   a radio or television show

   "did you see his program last night?"

3. air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit(verb)

   broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

   "We cannot air this X-rated song"

4. broadcast(verb)

   sow over a wide area, especially by hand

   "broadcast seeds"

5. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around(verb)

   cause to become widely known

   "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. broadcast(Noun)

   A transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.

2. broadcast(Noun)

   A programme (show, bulletin, documentary ...) so transmitted.

3. broadcast(Noun)

   The act of scattering seed.

4. broadcast(Verb)

   To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means

5. broadcast(Verb)

   To transmit a message over a wide area

6. broadcast(Verb)

   To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program

7. broadcast(Verb)

   To sow seeds over a wide area

8. broadcast(Verb)

   To send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people

9. broadcast(Adjective)

   cast or scattered widely, in all directions

Origin: broad + cast

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Broadcast(noun)

   a casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing

2. Broadcast(adj)

   cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused

3. Broadcast(adj)

   scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows

4. Broadcast(adverb)

   so as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press

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1. Broadcast

   Broadcast are an indie electronic band, founded in Birmingham, England. Original members were Trish Keenan, Roj Stevens, Tim Felton and James Cargill. Various drummers played with the band, including Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Steve Perkins, and Neil Bullock. As of 2005, the group consisted of Keenan and Cargill, Felton having departed to form a new project, Seeland, with Billy Bainbridge, formerly of another Birmingham Warp act, Plone. After the 2011 death of Trish Keenan, Cargill remains the only member.

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1. broadcast

   Song lyrics by broadcast -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by broadcast on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'broadcast' in Nouns Frequency: #2650

How to pronounce broadcast?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say broadcast in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of broadcast in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of broadcast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of broadcast in a Sentence

1. The BBC:

   No one else has been suspended. Top Gear will not be broadcast this Sunday.

2. Tina Fey:

   With broadcast, when you're going into people's homes, you have to be a little more polite.

3. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin:

   The president has made clear he ’ll consider everything. We’re not going to broadcast our action.

4. Mark Thompson:

   If I was an American broadcast network, I would have thought twice about giving all of my library to Netflix.

5. Paul Lewis:

   I'd love to see a broadcast from Antarctica. I think that's the only country or territory we have not covered.

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