TV (t  v)n. Television. |
TV television
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| Noun | 1. |  TV - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacsaction replay, instant replay, replay - the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape television system, television - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television receiver, television set, telly, tv set, tv, television - an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly" frequency band, waveband - a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) broadcasting - taking part in a radio or tv program video, picture - the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone" audio, sound - the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials" cable television, cable - television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver HDTV, high-definition television - a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail couch potato - an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television) colorcast - broadcast in color closed-captioned - broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment; can be provided for hard-of-hearing viewers |
| 2. |  tv - an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly"kinescope, picture tube, television tube - a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen receiver, receiving system - set that receives radio or tv signals television system, television - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points telecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs |
TV
noun television, telly Brit. (informal) the box Brit. (informal) receiver, the tube (slang) television set, TV set, small screen (informal) gogglebox Brit. (slang) idiot box (slang)
Translations
TV [tiːˈviː] n abbr (= television) → TV nt
abbr TV [ˌtiː ˈviː]
television What's on TV tonight?; Turn on the TV; a 21-inch TV. TV تلفزيون телевизия televize, TV (zkratka) tv TV, der Fernseher τηλεόραση (συντομογρ.) tele TV (televiisori, televisiooni lühend) تلویزیون télé טֶלֶבִיזיָה टीवी, टेलीविजन televizor, TV televízió, tv televisi tivù テレビ 텔레비전 (수상기) televizija televīzija; televizors TV tv, televisie fjernsyn, TV telewizja, telewizor телек; телевизор televízia televizija televizor TV, tv โทรทัศน์ (คำย่อของ television) TV (縮寫式)電視 телебачення; телевізор ٹيلي ويژن، ٹي وي máy vô tuyến truyền hình 电视（缩写式）
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