television receiver
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Definition
Noun: An electronic device designed to receive television broadcast signals and convert them into visible images and audible sound on a built-in screen.
Usage
The term "television receiver" refers specifically to the physical hardware unit. It is a more formal or technical term than the common alternatives "television" or "TV." * Before the digital switchover, many old television receivers became obsolete. * The laboratory tested the new model of the television receiver for signal clarity.
Advanced Usage
- Technical Specification: In engineering and legal contexts (e.g., FCC regulations), "television receiver" is the precise term for the end-user device in a broadcast system.
- The standard requires all television receivers sold after this date to include a digital tuner.
Variants and Related Words
- Television (TV) (n.): The most common, general term for the device or the medium/broadcasting system.
- We watched the news on television.
- TV set (n.): A common synonym, emphasizing it is a complete unit.
- They bought a new TV set for the living room.
- Telly (n., chiefly British, informal): A casual, colloquial term for a television.
- What's on the telly tonight?
- Monitor (n.): A display screen, often without a built-in tuner to receive broadcast signals.
- Receiver (n.): In a broader sense, any device that receives electronic signals.
Synonyms
- TV
- TV set
- Boob tube (slang, chiefly US)
- Idiot box (slang, derogatory)
- The tube (slang, dated)
Related Phrases
- Flat-screen television (receiver): Specifies a modern thin-panel display (LCD, LED, plasma).
- Cathode-ray tube (CRT) television (receiver): Specifies the older, bulkier display technology.
Noun
- an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
- the British call a tv set a telly