televisionnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈtel.ɪ.vɪʒ.ən//ˌtel.ɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us/ˈtel.ə.vɪʒ.ən/also TV, UK informal tellyA1 a device shaped like a box with a screen that receives electrical signals and changes them into moving images and sound, or the method or business of sending images and sound by electrical signals:
a 3D/an HD television
Could you turn the television down?
It's one of the few television programmes that I still watch.
Is there anything good on television tonight?
Clare has worked in television since she left college.
Your problem is that you watch too much television.
More examples
- Our new television has a very clear picture.
- You said we could watch television when we've finished our homework.
- The news on television tonight was very depressing, as usual.
- Because of television, many people have lost the art of conversation .
- I wish they'd show more dramas and documentaries on television, instead of all these quizzes and reality TV shows..
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Broadcasting: television
- aerial
- aspect
- autotune
- best boy
- boob tube
- breakfast television
- broadcast
- goggle-box
- HD
- HDTV
- high def
- high def
- receiver
- reception
- reveal
- smart TV
- square-eyed
- telegenic
- Teletext
- televisual
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