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 calledtelevision 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

Derived Forms

• ˌteleˈvisionally, adverb
• ˌteleˈvisionary, adjective
• ˌteleˈvisional, adjective

Other Words From

• tel·e·vi·sion·al [tel-, uh, -, vizh, -, uh, -nl], adjective
• tel·e·vi·sion·al·ly adverb
• tel·e·vi·sion·ar·y [tel-, uh, -, vizh, -, uh, -ner-ee], adjective
• pre·tel·e·vi·sion 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

Media executives see this limit as antiquated in an age in which many consumers are fleeing traditional television for streaming.

From Los Angeles Times

And now he has entered one of film and television’s most beloved societies: the Order of the British Bad Guy.

From Los Angeles Times

But a woman who survived one of the massacres has appeared on Algerian television, alleging that the book’s heroine – named Fajr – is based on her own personal story.

From BBC

During Smollett's trial, prosecutors alleged he staged the attack because he was unhappy with a television studio's response to hate mail he received.

From BBC

This week, the less-than-dapper Don continues to nominate members of his Cabinet in a seemingly unending cavalcade of circus performers and reality television stars.

From Salon

Related Words

• audio
• box
• station
• TV set
• video