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