television > noun 1, communication| Meaning | Broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects. |
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| Examples | "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs |
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| Synonyms | telecasting, TV, video |
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| Category of | closed-captioned; replay, action replay; television, television system; television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box; frequency band, waveband; couch potato; telecast, televise; colorcast |
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| Parts | video, picture; audio, sound |
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| Narrower | cable television, cable; high-definition television, HDTV |
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| Broader | broadcasting |
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| Verbs | televise |
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television > noun 2, artifact| Meaning | A receiver that displays television images. |
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| Synonyms | television receiver, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box |
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| Category | television, telecasting, TV, video |
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| Part of | television, television system |
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| Parts | kinescope, picture tube, television tube |
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| Broader | receiver, receiving system |
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television > noun 3, artifact| Meaning | A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points. |
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| Synonyms | television system |
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| Category | television, telecasting, TV, video |
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| Parts | audio; cathode-ray tube, CRT; monitor; television equipment, video equipment; television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box; television transmitter |
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| Narrower | cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service; closed-circuit television; color television, colour television, color television system, colour television system, color TV, colour TV; satellite television, satellite TV |
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| Broader | telecommunication system, telecom system, telecommunication equipment, telecom equipment |
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| Verbs | televise |
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