Meaning of television in English:

television

Pronunciation /ˈtɛlɪvɪʒ(ə)n/ /tɛlɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/

noun

1mass noun A system for converting visual images (with sound) into electrical signals, transmitting them by radio or other means, and displaying them electronically on a screen.
‘the days before television’
as modifier ‘a television camera’
- ‘Method of transmitting radio and television signals that promises better-quality picture and sound, and a wider choice of channels.’
- ‘By analogy, that term came to be applied to transmitting radio or television signals over a wide area.’
- ‘Analog closed circuit television systems require that video tapes be changed daily or at least every other day.’
- ‘Until 1976, the radio and television system was also fully state controlled.’
- ‘Radio and television signals are captured using antennae close to the size of the wavelength of broadcast radiation.’
- ‘Similarly, radio and television signals were designed to be relayed to a single wire even if part of their passage was wireless.’
- ‘It takes the play-by-play nature of radio and television and converges it online.’
- ‘The tower has a restaurant, radio and television transmitter and more.’
- ‘They will also be pre-wired for surround sound music systems and television.’
- ‘It was the only form of communication, as no radio or telephone, television, video or film existed then.’
- ‘The moment will be beamed by satellite transmission to television and radio stations around the world.’
- ‘However, like its print and television counterparts, radio is undergoing rapid change.’
- ‘From there it was a small step to radio and eventually television.’
- ‘Safety will be a key issue with a security kiosk and gates backed up by a swipe card entry system, as well as closed circuit television cameras.’
- ‘It is also in the forefront of the drive to transmit television via broadband.’
- ‘The steam printing press, telegraph, radio and television have all revolutionized media in some way or another.’
- ‘Datacasting pushes data over the airwaves or other media alongside television, radio or other signals.’
- ‘The new campaign goes live across television, radio and online.’
1. 1.1The activity, profession, or medium of broadcasting on television.
  ‘she has a job in television’
  as modifier ‘television news’
  ‘Our news columns and television broadcasts fail consistently to reflect this diversity.’
  ‘Audiences for broadcast television news are suffering a downward flutter.’
  ‘The same could be said of the rapid response medium of television news - viewers are now used to seeing human destruction as it happens.’
  ‘Yes, we are living in a truly stunning period of creative activity in television.’
  ‘A series of television adverts will be broadcast as part of the Full Stop campaign, which aims to challenge and change attitudes to children.’
  ‘The television advertisements will be broadcast over a five week period.’
  ‘The new party television broadcasts were helping them make up their mind.’
  ‘And how we can better understand each other through this great medium we have called television.’
  ‘Moreover, television is an adversarial medium that reports politics through the prism of personal conflict.’
  ‘The medium of television has only increased the power of sports to be a shared experience among a disparate population.’
  ‘The first was the rise of television, a centralizing medium that invited such journalism.’
  ‘Both candidates agreed to use the evolving medium of television as a venue for the customary leaders' debate.’
  ‘For years, advertisers have been growing increasingly unhappy with television as an advertising medium.’
  ‘I used to say that television was the best medium ever invented for showing old films late into the night.’
  ‘Soon after the paper's publication, British television aired a program on the whooping cough vaccine.’
  ‘Greek television broke into programs to report developments.’
  ‘Men dominate the production and programming side of television too.’
  ‘We've invested heavily in our team in the city and now have two television reporters and a radio reporter based there.’
  ‘By 1952 the conventions were designed for the visual medium of television.’
  ‘Print, radio and television surround us with negative images.’
2. 1.2Television programmes.
  ‘Dan was sitting on the settee watching television’
  ‘Norman was on television yesterday’
  ‘I'm not cut out to spend evenings on the sofa watching television and going to bed early.’
  ‘Most television, particularly network programs, has gone from vast wasteland to empty universe.’
  ‘I thought very little of it as I got out of the bath, as I wrapped myself in dressing gown, as I walked through the house and lay down on the sofa to watch television.’
  ‘She lay on her mother's sofa, watching television and eating chocolates, then had a Chinese takeaway in the evening.’
  ‘Before the interview, Depp had been watching cable television in the next room.’
  ‘I'm home today, just lying here, watching daytime television and surfing.’
  ‘Folks at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are watching daytime television.’
  ‘You can't keep sitting on the sofa all day, watching daytime television and eating chocolate chip cookies.’
2
(also television set)
A device with a screen for receiving television signals.
‘a colour television’
‘she turned the television up’
- ‘They have made provision by buying big screen televisions for spectators.’
- ‘The race will be shown on big screens and televisions around the grounds.’
- ‘At the moment, flat screen televisions are still the sort of thing that only corporate money can buy.’
- ‘The game was being shown on two big screens and five televisions in the pub.’
- ‘They tend to sit in front of televisions and computer screens for hours on end.’
- ‘His school benefited by receiving a television set as a prize.’
- ‘Coming soon are high-brightness displays for computer screens and televisions.’
- ‘He admits that it can sometimes be difficult to tear his teenage boys away from their computer games and bedroom televisions.’
- ‘Each side of the room had three televisions at various points, suspended from the ceiling, with a seventh at the end.’
- ‘The television set, and what one is able to offer has changed dramatically since they first became available.’
- ‘This includes such items as telephones, radios, televisions and recording devices.’
- ‘Normally, the sale of colour televisions soar every time there is some major sporting event.’
- ‘As always, the sale of colour televisions are all set to go up, as the tournament approaches.’
- ‘If there was a release that would benefit from widescreen televisions, this would be it.’
- ‘Local dealers have retuned televisions for their clients to receive the channel.’
- ‘One of the decoder's signals can in fact be accessed by televisions in any room in my home.’
- ‘Monitors and televisions rely on our inability to discern detail at the pixel level.’
- ‘A decoder box fitted to the television set would deliver 200 or more pay channels.’
- ‘The community received a satellite dish, a digital satellite decoder and a television set.’
- ‘Drinks machines, televisions and magazines are all necessities in a modern launderette.’
TV, television set
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