television
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1. a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | closed-circuit television, |
| definition | : | a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | satellite television, satellite tv, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | audio, |
| definition | : | the sound elements of television (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | cathode-ray tube, crt, |
| definition | : | a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | monitor, |
| definition | : | electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | television equipment, video equipment, |
| definition | : | electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | television transmitter, |
| definition | : | transmitter that is part of a television system (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | telecasting, television, tv, video, |
| definition | : | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects (noun.communication) |
2. an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen (noun.artifact)
| part holonym | : | kinescope, picture tube, television tube, |
| definition | : | a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | television, television system, |
| definition | : | a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | telecasting, television, tv, video, |
| definition | : | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects (noun.communication) |
3. broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | broadcasting, |
| definition | : | taking part in a radio or tv program (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cable, cable television, |
| definition | : | television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | hdtv, high-definition television, |
| definition | : | a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | picture, video, |
| definition | : | the visible part of a television transmission (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | audio, sound, |
| definition | : | the audible part of a transmitted signal (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | action replay, instant replay, replay, |
| definition | : | the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | television, television system, |
| definition | : | a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | frequency band, waveband, |
| definition | : | a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | couch potato, |
| definition | : | an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television) (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | telecast, televise, |
| definition | : | broadcast via television (verb.communication) |
| domain member category | : | colorcast, |
| definition | : | broadcast in color (verb.communication) |
| domain member category | : | closed-captioned, |
| definition | : | broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment; can be provided for hard-of-hearing viewers (adj.ppl) |
4. a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points (noun.artifact)
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