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

Davis will be joined by the winner of the Carol Burnett Award honoring television achievements, which has yet to be announced.

From Los Angeles Times

He said that the television interview was the same format, suggesting there were "alternative explanations for the things we were saying".

From BBC

That sparked his interest in television and film.

From Los Angeles Times

In their dedication to authenticity, Fehlbaum and his production team sourced period-accurate equipment from old television stations and collectors, much of it still working, to re-create the analog control-room setup as faithfully as possible.

From Los Angeles Times

Here are four of them across television, podcast and film.

From New York Times

Related Words

• audio
• box
• station
• TV set
• video