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- [tel-uh-vizh-uh n]
- /ˈtɛl əˌvɪʒ ən/
- /ˈtelɪvɪʒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tel-uh-vizh-uh n]
- /ˈtɛl əˌvɪʒ ən/
Definitions of television word
- noun television 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. 1
- noun television the process or product involved: to watch television. 1
- noun television an electronic device or set for receiving television broadcasts or similar programming. 1
- noun television the field of television broadcasting, or similar transmission of programming. 1
- noun television medium 1
- noun television appliance 1
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Origin of television
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; tele-1 + vision
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Television
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
television popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
television usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for television
noun television
- air time — The airtime that something gets is the amount of time taken up with broadcasts about it.
- boob tube — The boob tube is the television.
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- control center — an administrative or operational center for a group of related activities: the control center for the new military offensive.
- handset — Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
adj television
- music video — a commercial video featuring a performance of a popular song, often through a stylized dramatization by the performers with lip-syncing and special effects.
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