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TELEVISION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("television" is a kind of...):
telecom equipment; telecom system; telecommunication equipment; telecommunication system (a communication system for communicating at a distance)
Meronyms (parts of "television"):
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)
Domain category:
telecasting; television; TV; video (broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "television"):
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)
Derivation:
televise (broadcast via television)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
Example:
the British call a tv set a telly
Synonyms:
boob tube; goggle box; idiot box; television; television receiver; television set; telly; tv; tv set
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("television" is a kind of...):
receiver; receiving system (set that receives radio or tv signals)
Meronyms (parts of "television"):
kinescope; picture tube; television tube (a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen)
Domain category:
telecasting; television; TV; video (broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects)
Holonyms ("television" is a part of...):
television; television system (a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
Example:
Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done
Synonyms:
telecasting; television; TV; video
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("television" is a kind of...):
broadcasting (taking part in a radio or tv program)
Meronyms (parts of "television"):
picture; video (the visible part of a television transmission)
audio; sound (the audible part of a transmitted signal)
Domain member category:
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "television"):
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)
Derivation:
televise (broadcast via television)
Context examples:
If the name eps Eri sounds familiar, you may have already heard of it as the setting for the science fiction television series Babylon 5.
(New Observation of Nearby Star System Confirms Similarity to Ours, VOA)
Dr Hutton said six in ten of the children studied had their own smartphone or tablet, and four in ten had a television or portable device in their bedroom.
(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
For future therapies that preserve optic nerve axons, Huberman envisions the development of filters for virtual reality video games, television programs, or eyeglasses designed to deliver regeneration-inducing visual stimulation.
(Visual activity regenerates neural connections between eye and brain, NIH)
The collection, preparation, and distribution of news and related commentary and feature materials through such media as pamphlets, newsletters, newspapers, magazines, radio, motion pictures, television, and books.
(Journalism, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Children’s average daily time spent watching television or using a computer or mobile device increased from 53 minutes at age 12 months to more than 150 minutes at 3 years, according to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the University at Albany and the New York University Langone Medical Center.
(High amounts of screen time begin as early as infancy, National Institutes of Health)
By filming a great tit having a terrible dining experience with conspicuous prey, then showing it on a television to other tits before tracking their meal selection, researchers found that birds acquired a better idea of which prey to avoid: those that stand out.
(Birds learn from each other’s ‘disgust’, enabling insects to evolve bright colours, University of Cambridge)
Sleeping with a television or light on in the room may be a risk factor for gaining weight or developing obesity.
(Sleeping with artificial light at night associated with weight gain in women, National Institutes of Health)
If asked, agree to be interviewed on television or radio.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
While originally applied to the reportage of current events in printed form, specifically newspapers, with the advent of radio and television the use of the term has broadened to include all printed and electronic communication dealing with current affairs.
(Journalism, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
For example, using a small nightlight was not associated with weight gain, whereas women who slept with a light or television on were 17% more likely to have gained 5 kilograms, approximately 11 pounds, or more over the follow-up period.
(Sleeping with artificial light at night associated with weight gain in women, National Institutes of Health)
