tv
Definition
- Noun:
- An electronic device: A piece of equipment that receives television signals and shows the programs, movies, etc., on a screen.
- The system or medium of broadcasting: The technology, industry, or content of sending and receiving moving images and sound over a distance.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Device):
- We bought a new TV for the living room.
- The TV is too loud; please turn it down.
- Noun (Medium/System):
- He works in TV as a news producer.
- The event was broadcast on national TV.
Advanced Usage
- "On (the) TV": Being shown by television broadcast.
- Is there anything good on TV tonight?
- I saw that documentary on the TV last week.
- "TV dinner": A pre-cooked frozen meal packaged in a tray, designed to be heated and eaten while watching television. (This is a compound noun listed here as an example of cultural usage).
- The quote "" uses "television" (TV) to critique the common, often low-quality nature of broadcast content.
Variants and Related Words
- Television (n): The full, formal word for TV. Used interchangeably, though "television" can sound more formal.
- The invention of television changed modern life.
- Telly (n, chiefly British, informal): A common British informal term for a television set.
- She spent the evening watching the telly.
- TV set (n): Another term for the physical television device.
- Broadcast (n/v): The program transmitted or the act of transmitting it.
- Screen (n): The display surface of a TV, computer, etc.
Synonyms
- Boob tube (n, informal, often humorous): A slang term for a television.
- Idiot box (n, informal, derogatory): A critical slang term for a television.
- The small screen (n, idiomatic): A term for television, often contrasted with "the big screen" (cinema).
Related Phrases
- Cable TV / Satellite TV: Television services delivered via coaxial cable or communication satellite.
- Streaming TV: Television content delivered via the internet.
- Reality TV: A genre of television programming that documents unscripted situations.
Related Idioms
- Couch potato (n, idiomatic): A person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television.
- After retirement, he turned into a bit of a couch potato.
- Channel surfing (v, idiomatic): The act of quickly changing television channels using a remote control.
- He was just channel surfing because nothing held his interest.
Noun
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an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
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the British call a tv set a telly
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broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
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she is a star of screen and video
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Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done - Ernie Kovacs
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