Television - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Television :  (noun)
1: 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 [syn: telecasting, TV, video]
2: a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly" [syn: television receiver, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box]
3: a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points [syn: television system]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Television : 

A dedicated push media device for receiving streaming video and audio, either by terrestrial radio broadcast, satellite or cable.

(1997-11-23)



Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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