colour television

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colour television

A family watches a colour television in their living room.

Definition

Noun: A television system or television set that transmits and displays images in color, as opposed to black and white (monochrome). It reproduces a range of colors to create a more realistic and visually detailed picture.

Usage

This term is used to specify the type of television technology or the specific device capable of showing color images. It is often used in historical or technical contexts to distinguish from earlier monochrome (black and white) television. * The widespread adoption of colour television in the 1960s and 1970s changed home entertainment. * My grandparents remember when they bought their first colour television set. * The museum has an exhibit on the development of colour television.

Advanced Usage
  • The term can be used attributively (as a noun modifier) in technical or descriptive phrases.
    • The colour television signal required a different broadcast standard.
    • He is an expert in early colour television technology.
Variants and Related Words
  • Color television (noun): The standard American English spelling.
  • Colour TV (noun): A common abbreviated form.
  • Color TV (noun): The American English abbreviated form.
  • Monochrome television / Black-and-white television (noun): The direct antonym, referring to television that displays images only in shades of gray.
Synonyms
  • Color set (noun, informal)
  • Color receiver (noun, technical)
Related Phrases
  • Colour television licence (noun, historical, UK): A specific broadcasting licence fee that was once required for owning a colour television set in the United Kingdom.
    • The cost of a colour television licence was higher than for a black-and-white one.
colour television

A family watches a colour television in their living room.

Noun
  1. a television that transmits images in color

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