Dictionary

television

Etymology

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vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/, /ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/, /ˌtɛlɪˈvɪʒən/, /ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən/

Noun

television

(uncountable, broadcasting) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
It's a good thing that television doesn't transmit smell.
(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.
I have an old television in the study.
(uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
fifty-seven channels and nothing on television
(uncountable, dated) Vision at a distance.

Synonyms

boob tube
the box
cultural barbiturate
electric tit

Translations

French: télévision, télé
German: Fernsehen, Television
Italian: televisione, tivù
Portuguese: televisão
Russian: телеви́дение
Spanish: televisión, tele

Translations

French: téléviseur, télévision (fam.), télé, poste de télévision, poste
German: Fernseher, Fernsehgerät, Fernsehapparat, Glotze (informal)
Italian: televisore, tivù
Portuguese: televisor, televisão, aparelho televisor
Russian: телеви́зор
Spanish: televisor, televisión, tele

Translations

French: télévision
German: Fernsehen
Italian: televisione
Portuguese: televisão
Russian: телеви́дение
Spanish: televisión, tele

Verb

television (televisions, present participle televisioning; simple past and past participle televisioned)

(neologism, informal) To watch television.

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