television

[tel-uh-vizh-uhn]

noun

1. the transmission of programming, in the form of still or moving images, via radio waves, cable wires, satellite, or wireless network to a receiver or other screen.

2. the process or product involved.

   to watch television.

3. an electronic device or set for receiving television broadcasts or similar programming.

4. the field of television broadcasting, or similar transmission of programming.

television

/ ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən /

noun

1. the system or process of producing on a distant screen a series of transient visible images, usually with an accompanying sound signal. Electrical signals, converted from optical images by a camera tube, are transmitted by UHF or VHF radio waves or by cable and reconverted into optical images by means of a television tube inside a television set

2. Also called: television set. a device designed to receive and convert incoming electrical signals into a series of visible images on a screen together with accompanying sound

3. the content, etc, of television programmes

4. the occupation or profession concerned with any aspect of the broadcasting of television programmes

   he's in television

5. (modifier) of, relating to, or used in the transmission or reception of video and audio UHF or VHF radio signals

   a television transmitter

Other Word Forms

• televisionally adverb
• televisionary adjective
• televisional adjective
• pretelevision adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of television¹

First recorded in 1905–10; tele- ¹ + vision

Word History and Origins

Origin of television¹

C20: from _tele- + _vision

Example Sentences

She came to television already fluent in the rhythms of instruction — the patience, the humor, the knack for making technique feel accessible.

From Salon

He went on to dress stars on the Oscar night red carpet, and design costumes for dozens of film and television shows: notably The Untouchables and 1980s crime series Miami Vice.

From BBC

We always say movies is a party, but a television show is like a family.

From Los Angeles Times

"It hit a building with brutal force and collapsed like a cardboard box," Teresa d'Avó told Portuguese television channel SIC, adding it seemed like it "had no brakes".

From BBC

Senate to urge streaming companies to begin offering customers the privately funded television service, which has provided nonpartisan gavel-to-gavel television coverage of congressional hearings and roll call votes for decades.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• TV set www.thesaurus.com
• audio 
• box 
• station 
• video