television

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - Ernie Kovacs
  2. noun a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
  3. noun an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

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vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.

In classic literature

Synonyms

telecasting, TV, video

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