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television

/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/noun4 syllables

Television means: an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen.

Synonyms for television11

noun, as in an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

television receiver, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box

noun, as in broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects

telecasting, TV, video

noun, as in a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points

television system

What does television mean?3

noun

1

an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen“the British call a tv set a ‘telly’”

2

broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects“she is a star of screen and video”

3

a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Television in a sentence

  • We can do without a television, can't we?CK
  • Speaking of television, what is your favorite show nowadays?CM
  • If it were not for television, the world would feel even larger.CK
  • Instead, they prefer to stay in and watch television.timmartin
  • Instead of watching television, the children played outside.CK
  • Thanks to television, boys and girls are apt to neglect reading books.unknown
  • Having finished all her housework, she sat down on the sofa to watch television.CK
  • The children were sitting in a line, watching television.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of television

as a noun

plural
televisions