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television (enc)

Television

Noun1.television - 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
action replay, replay - (television) showing again some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on video tape
television system, television - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television receiver, television set, telly, tv set, tv, television - a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly"
frequency band, waveband - a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)
broadcasting - taking part in a radio or tv program
video, picture - the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"
audio, sound - the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"
cable television, cable - television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
HDTV, high-definition television - a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail
couch potato - an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
telecast, televise - broadcast via television; "The Royal wedding was televised"
colorcast - broadcast in color
closed-captioned - broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment; can be provided for hard-of-hearing viewers
2.television - a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly"
kinescope, picture tube, television tube - a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
receiver, receiving system - set that receives radio or tv signals
television system, television - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
telecasting, television, TV, video - 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
3.television - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
audio - the sound elements of television
cable system, cable television service, cable television, cable - a television system transmitted over cables
cathode-ray tube, CRT - a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen
closed-circuit television - a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater)
monitor - electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
satellite television, satellite TV - a television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth
telecom equipment, telecom system, telecommunication equipment, telecommunication system - a communication system for communicating at a distance
television equipment, video equipment - electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound
boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television receiver, television set, telly, tv set, tv, television - a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly"
television transmitter - transmitter that is part of a television system
telecasting, television, TV, video - 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

 

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