television system

Other forms: television systems

Definitions of television system
  1. noun
    a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
    synonyms: television
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    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
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