colour TV

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A television that transmits images in color: A television set capable of receiving and displaying broadcasts or signals in full color, as opposed to monochrome (black and white).
Usage
  • The term "colour tv" (or "color TV" in American English) is used to specifically denote a television set with color display capability. It distinguishes such a set from an older black-and-white television.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • My grandparents bought their first colour tv in the 1970s.
    • The broadcast was designed for colour tv, so it looked dull on a monochrome set.
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used in historical or technical contexts to mark a significant technological advancement in home entertainment.
    • The transition from black-and-white to colour tv broadcasting was a major event.
Variants and Related Words
  • Color television (American English spelling): The standard full term.
  • Colour television (British English spelling): The standard full term.
  • Color TV / Colour TV: Common abbreviated forms.
  • Color set / Colour set: Informal synonyms.
Synonyms
  • Color television / Colour television
  • Color receiver / Colour receiver
Notes
  • "Colour tv" is typically written as a closed or hyphenated compound ("colour-TV") in some formal contexts, but the open form is common. It functions as a single lexical unit.
  • This term is now somewhat historical or descriptive, as nearly all modern televisions are color televisions by default.
Noun
  1. a television that transmits images in color

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