Topic: BROADCASTING
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| Date: | 1900-2000 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | télévision, from télé- 'tele-' + vision |
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tel‧e‧vi‧sion S1 W1
1 [countable] also television set formalTCBDH a piece of electronic equipment shaped like a box with a screen, on which you can watch programmes [= TV]: 
a widescreen television
a widescreen television turn the television up/down (=make it louder or quieter)
2 [uncountable]TCB the programmes broadcast in this way [= TV]:
4 [uncountable]TCB the business of making and broadcasting programmes on television [= TV]
WORD FOCUS: television 
WORD FOCUS: television 
similar words: TV, telly BrE informal, the box BrE informal, the tube AmE informal
programmes on television: the news, soap opera, sitcom, drama series, detective series, documentary, docusoap, game show, talk show also chat show British English, made-for-TV movie, cartoon, reality TV, infomercial
a TV programme shown on the Internet: webcast
a company that broadcasts programmes: channel, station
types of television broadcasts: terrestrial British English, cable, satellite, digital, pay-per-viewtelevision ➔ channel surfing
WORD FOCUS: television similar words: TV, telly BrE informal, the box BrE informal, the tube AmE informal
programmes on television: the news, soap opera, sitcom, drama series, detective series, documentary, docusoap, game show, talk show also chat show British English, made-for-TV movie, cartoon, reality TV, infomercial
a TV programme shown on the Internet: webcast
a company that broadcasts programmes: channel, station
types of television broadcasts: terrestrial British English, cable, satellite, digital, pay-per-viewtelevision ➔ channel surfing
