television meaning and definition

TELEVISION noun

Definition of 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
   • synonyms: telecasting, TV, video
2. a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
   • synonyms: television system
3. an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
   • "the British call a tv set a telly"
   • synonyms: boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set