television
IPA: tˈɛɫʌvɪʒʌn
noun
- (uncountable) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
- (countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.
- (uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
- (uncountable, dated) Vision at a distance.
verb
- (neologism, informal) To watch television.
Advertisement
Examples of "television" in Sentences
- I had one college professor say that a job in television is maybe a good second job.
- "I think the representation of reality in television is a very important thing to look at," he said.
- One of the things I like about being a filmmaker and working on “Aqua Teen,” or in television, is that a lot of people think that doing what I do is totally unattainable.
- The latest evidence: For the first time in two decades, the number of U.S. homes with televisions has declined, and Nielsen is now contemplating redefining the term "television households" to include online-only viewing as it grapples with the challenge of TV ratings in a digital world.
Advertisement
Advertisement