noun
television
TEH-lih-vih-zhuhn
noun
1
A device with a screen and speaker that receives and displays broadcast pictures and sound.
"They bought a new television for the living room."
2
The medium or system of broadcasting moving pictures and sound to viewers, or the programmes shown that way.
"She works in television, producing documentaries."
"Television has changed a lot since the days of just three channels."
How to Use Television
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the physical TV set, or the whole broadcasting medium/industry.
Common pairings
watch television
work in television
television programme
Word Forms
televisioned past tense, televisions plural, televisions singular
Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Flow — saved to your collection.
Test yourself on “television”
A quick quiz — meaning, synonyms & usage
→
Fill the Gap
Can you complete this real example?
They bought a new _____ for the living room.
Etymology
From tele- ("far") and vision, first recorded around 1900, likely influenced by a paper on the concept by Constantin Perskyi presented in Paris that same year.