television

Synonyms:: boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; cable, cable system, cable television, cable television service
a television system that transmits over cables; closed-circuit television
a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater); color TV, color television, color television system, colour TV, colour television, colour television system
a television that transmits images in color; satellite TV, satellite television
a television system in which the signal is transmitted to an orbiting satellite that receives the signal and amplifies it and transmits it back to earth; field-sequential color TV, field-sequential color TV system, field-sequential color television, field-sequential color television system
an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors; surveillance system
a closed-circuit television system used to maintain close observation of a person or group

Type of:: telecom equipment, telecom system, telecommunication equipment, telecommunication system
a communication system for communicating at a distance

“"Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs”

Types:: cable, cable television
television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver; HDTV, high-definition television
a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail

DEFINITIONS OF: television