television

CEFRA1

/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A system for broadcasting moving images and sound.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.

Examples

  • Do you know how high the television tower is?

  • I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.

  2. An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.

  3. Vision at a distance.

More examples

In context

  • In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting.

  • I have an old television in the study.

  • She watched television for over five hours last night.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.