television set

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television set

A family watches a television set in their living room.

Definition

Noun: 1. An electronic device for receiving and displaying television broadcasts: A television set is a piece of electronic equipment designed to receive television signals (via antenna, cable, satellite, or internet) and convert them into moving pictures and sound on a built-in screen. * Example: The living room was centered around a large television set. * Example: They bought a new flat-screen television set.

Usage Notes
  • The term "television set" is a formal or technical term for the physical appliance. In everyday conversation, it is commonly shortened to "TV," "television," or "set."
  • It specifically refers to the complete unit containing both the display screen and the receiver components. A standalone monitor without a receiver is not typically called a television set.
Advanced Usage
  • "to set up a television set": To install and connect a television, including positioning it and connecting it to a power source and signal input (e.g., an antenna or cable box).
    • Example: It took him an hour to set up the new television set.
Variants and Related Words
  • Television (TV) (n): The most common short form for "television set." It can also refer to the medium or industry of television broadcasting.
    • Example: Turn on the television. / She works in television.
  • Telly (n, chiefly British, informal): A common British colloquial term for a television set.
    • Example: What's on the telly tonight?
  • Receiver (n): A key internal component of a television set that processes incoming signals.
  • Monitor (n): A display screen, often for computers; a television set without a built-in receiver/tuner may be called a monitor.
Synonyms
  • TV
  • Television
  • Set (informal)
  • Boob tube (slang, chiefly US)
  • Idiot box (slang, derogatory)
Related Idioms
  • "Glued to the television (set)": Watching television with intense, uninterrupted attention.
    • Example: The children were glued to the television set all Saturday morning.
  • "Test pattern": A static image broadcast by television stations when no program is being shown; historically used to adjust a television set.
    • Example: In the early hours, the channel only showed a test pattern.
television set

A family watches a television set in their living room.

Noun
  1. an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
    • the British call a tv set a telly

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