television

1. Broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects (synset 106287933)
   "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done"
   associated with:

   • action replay, instant replay, replay - the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
   • television, television system - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
   • boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set - an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
   • frequency band, waveband - a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)
   • couch potato - an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
   • telecast, televise - broadcast via 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
   is a type of: broadcasting - taking part in a radio or tv program
   subtypes:

   • cable, cable television - 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
   has:

   • picture, video - the visible part of a television transmission
   • audio, sound - the audible part of a transmitted signal
   same as: telecasting, tv, video
2. A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points (synset 104411547)
   referred to in: telecasting, television, tv, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
   is a type of: telecom equipment, telecom system, telecommunication equipment, telecommunication system - a communication system for communicating at a distance
   subtypes:

   • cable, cable system, cable television, cable television service - a television system that transmits over cables
   • closed-circuit television - a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater)
   • color television, color television system, color tv, colour television, colour television system, colour tv - a television that transmits images in color
   • satellite television, satellite tv - a television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth
   has:

   • audio - the sound elements of television
   • cathode-ray tube, crt - a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen
   • monitor - electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
   • television equipment, video equipment - electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound
   • boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set - an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
   • television transmitter - transmitter that is part of a television system
   same as: television system
3. An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen (synset 104413042)
   "the British call a tv set a telly"
   referred to in: telecasting, television, tv, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
   is a type of: receiver, receiving system - set that receives radio or tv signals
   has: kinescope, picture tube, television tube - a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
   is a part of: television, television system - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
   same as: boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set

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