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
noun, as in a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
What does television mean?3
noun
an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen“the British call a tv set a ‘telly’”
broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects“she is a star of screen and video”
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