Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An electronic broadcast system in which special providers transmit a continuous program of video content to the public or subscribers by way of antenna, cable, or satellite dish, often on multiple channels.
- noun Video content, especially short programs, created for or distributed through such a system.
- noun An electronic device for viewing television programs and movies, consisting of a display screen and speakers.
- noun The industry of producing and broadcasting television programs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
- noun countable A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.
- noun uncountable Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
- verb neologism, informal To watch television.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
- noun broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
- noun an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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.
Jonathan Spalter: Don't Deny the Mobile Capacity Crunch Jonathan Spalter 2011
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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.
Jonathan Spalter: Don't Deny the Mobile Capacity Crunch Jonathan Spalter 2011
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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.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2005
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I had one college professor say that a job in television is maybe a good second job.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2005
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"I think the representation of reality in television is a very important thing to look at," he said.
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"I think the representation of reality in television is a very important thing to look at," he said.
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"I think the representation of reality in television is a very important thing to look at," he said.
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"I think the representation of reality in television is a very important thing to look at," he said.
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"I think the representation of reality in television is a very important thing to look at," he said.
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"I think the representation of reality in television is a very important thing to look at," he said.
oroboros commented on the word television
What if when you watch television you're really watching the back of your own head? Man! Just look at that gross, unpopped, engorged pimple!
August 16, 2007
bilby commented on the word television
"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book."
- Groucho Marx.
December 24, 2007
bilby commented on the word television
"Television? No good will come of this device. The word is half Greek and half Latin."
- C.P. Scott.
February 1, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word television
Invented in 1783 (not really).
October 7, 2008
bilby commented on the word television
"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."
- William Gibson, 'Neuromancer'.
November 1, 2008