television en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
Indeed, after laying into Volodymyr Zelensky, the embattled president of an embattled Ukraine, in the Oval Office last year, Mr. Trump noted with satisfaction that “this is going to be great television.”
2026 March 16, Peter Baker, “In Choosing ‘Epic Fury,’ Trump Names a War and Defines His Presidency”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:She watched television for over five hours last night.
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(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.
I have an old television in the study.
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(uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
fifty-seven channels and nothing on television
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(dated, uncountable) Vision at a distance.
Half an hour with the manager of Faith Brothers had had the effect of studding the sergeant's habitual simplicity of words and phrases with amazing jewels of technicality. He talked gladly of "lines" and "repeats" and similar profundities, so that Grant had, through his bulk, in a queer television a vivid picture of the manager himself.
1929, Josephine Tey, The Man in the Queue:[…] the magic mirror […] which furnished him television of his family and country
1943, Elizabeth Hazelton Haight, Essays on the Greek Romances, Longmans, Green and Co., page 165:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| televisions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
television network · public access television · guerrilla television · nontelevision · network television · televangelical · black-and-white television · on television · smellevision · television receiver · televisionese · televangelist · television receive-only · colour television · television journalism · televidiot · standard-definition television · closed-circuit television · television show · color television · television star · spankavision · reality television · Talmudvision · TV · television white · televangelism · television studies · jiggle television · ambush television · public television · television series · high-definition television · linear television · cable television · cellevision · television tube · televisionish · television channel · analog television · cablevision · slow television · antitelevision · face for television · television personality · breakfast television · scramblevision · teleplay · televangelize · televisionless · made-for-television · televisionlike · web television · television programme · television stone · television station · television program · television match official · pay television · television black · satellite television · appointment television · digital television · television movie · pretelevision · trash television
Descendants
ޓެލެވިޒަން · தொலைக்காட்சி · ଟେଲିଭିଜନ · talibicen · televisjon · tẹlifíṣọ̀n · televiziono · teilifís · दूरदर्शन · televixin · تِلِفِزْيُون · fiirsen · televisyen · टेलीविज़न · fiirsiien · ٹیلی وِجَن · টেলিভিশন · دوٗر دَرشَن · دُوردَرْشَن · တယ်လီဗီးရှင်း · televisyen · ٹؠلِوِجَن · telibisien · टेलिविज़न · televeesion · テレビジョン · ٹیلی وِیژَن · ટેલિવિઝન · televisjon · দূরদর্শন · telewizja · تِلِویزیون · טֶלֶוִיזְיָה · televisió · テレビ · televisheni · દૂરદર્શન · 텔레비전 · दूरदर्शन · ໂທລະທັດ · ടെലിവിഷൻ
Relateds
televisionary · televise · TV · televisional · televisionally · televisual · TV · televize
Synonyms
cultural barbiturate · goggle box · TV · electronic babysitter · magic box · zombie box · glass teat · shit box · boob tube · electric tit · idiot box · television set · TV set · the tube · idiot's lantern · idiot box · telly · the box · television set
Translations (506)
yi טעלעוויזאָר (device for receiving television signals) · az televiziya (medium) · fr poste (device for receiving television signals) · af televisie (medium) · xal телеүзгдл (medium) · vi ti-vi (device for receiving television signals) · sv television (device for receiving television signals) · unm pèhpënunhikehikàn (medium) · uz televideniye (medium) · fi televisio (program broadcasting) · et televisioon (medium) · gl tele (device for receiving television signals) · my တယ်လီဗစ်ရှင်း (medium) · ml ടെലിവിഷൻ (device for receiving television signals) · bn টেলিভিশন (medium) · sq televizion (medium) · gu દૂરદર્શન (device for receiving television signals) · ko 티브이 (medium) · ks دوٗر دَرشَن (medium) · unm TV (medium) · gqi diɐnsi (medium) · ms televisyen (program broadcasting) · ko 티뷔 (medium) · es tele (device for receiving television signals) · vi TV (medium) · tl tanlap (medium) · eu telebista (program broadcasting) · hi टेलिविजन (medium) · ja テレビ (medium) · aii ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܵܐ (medium) · srn teifei (medium) · izh televizora (device for receiving television signals) · kn ದೂರದರ್ಶನ (medium) · da television (medium) · io televiziono (device for receiving television signals) · ca televisió (program broadcasting) · fr télé (device for receiving television signals) · km ទូរទស្សន៍ (device for receiving television signals) · crh telekörüv (medium) · bar Fernsehn (program broadcasting) · he טלוויזיה \ טֶלֶוִיזְיָה (device for receiving television signals) · ht televizyon (medium) · gv çhellveeishan (device for receiving television signals) · tk telewizor (device for receiving television signals) · tt телевизор (device for receiving television signals) · vo televidöm (device for receiving television signals) · qu tiliwisiyun (medium) · nds-de Feernseher (medium) · fr poste de télévision (device for receiving television signals) · scn tilivisuri (device for receiving television signals) · tr televizyon (medium) · aii ܬܹܝܠܝܼܒ̮ܸܙܝܘܿܢ (program broadcasting) · kw televisyon (program broadcasting) · de Fernsehen (program broadcasting) · be тэлеві́зар (device for receiving television signals) · srn teilefisi (medium) · kl fjernsyni (device for receiving television signals) · cs televizní přijímač (device for receiving television signals) · gl tele (program broadcasting) · az телевизија (medium) · gu દૂરદર્શન (medium) · pt televisão (medium) · ta தொலைக்காட்சி (medium) · th โทรทัศน์ (medium) · pt aparelho televisor (device for receiving television signals) · ja テレビジョン (program broadcasting) · ar تِلِفِزْيُون (device for receiving television signals) · de Television (medium) · fr télévision (fam.) (device for receiving television signals) · nb televisjon (medium) · de Glotze (device for receiving television signals) · az televizor (device for receiving television signals) · unm TV (device for receiving television signals) · sh телѐвӣзор (device for receiving television signals) · th โทรทัศน์ (device for receiving television signals) · ga teilifís (program broadcasting) · ur ٹیلی وِیژَن (device for receiving television signals) · fa-ira تِلِویزْیون (medium) · ug تېلېۋىزور (device for receiving television signals) · aii ܬܹܝܠܝܼܒ̮ܸܙܝܘܿܢ (medium) · aii ܬܹܝܠܝܼܒ̮ܸܙܝܘܿܢ (device for receiving television signals) · ur دُور نُمائی (medium) · mn зурагт (device for receiving television signals) · lv tālrāde (medium) · hi टेलिविजन सेट (device for receiving television signals) · gv chellveeish (medium) · pl telewizja (medium) · yo tẹ́lì (device for receiving television signals) · pt televisão (program broadcasting) · id televisi (medium) · ar جِهَاز تِلِفِزْيُون (device for receiving television signals) · cy teledu (device for receiving television signals) · te దూరదర్శిని (medium) · hi टेलीविज़न (medium) · eo televido (program broadcasting) · ar تِلْفَاز (device for receiving television signals) · pdc guckbax (medium) · rsk телевизия (medium) · cs televize (device for receiving television signals) · cmn 電視 /电视 (medium) · tt телевидение (medium) · lo ໂທລະທັດ (medium) · kw televisyon (medium) · vi TV (program broadcasting) · scn tilivisiuni (medium) · sw televisheni (medium) · gd telebhisean (device for receiving television signals) · dng телевизор (device for receiving television signals) · da tv (program broadcasting) · ms peti gambar (device for receiving television signals) · ro televiziune (medium) · lt televizorius (device for receiving television signals) · sl televizija (medium) · it televisione (medium) · ja 電視 (medium) · ur دُور نُمائی (device for receiving television signals) · fo sjónvarpstól (device for receiving television signals) · bg телеви́зия (program broadcasting) · ky телевизор (device for receiving television signals) · fa-ira تِلِویزیون (program broadcasting) · da tv-skærm (medium) · ta தொலைநோக்கி (medium) · sv TV (medium) · la tēlevīsōrium (device for receiving television signals) · ga teilifís (medium) · fy televyzje (medium) · nrf télévîsion (program broadcasting) · rue телеві́зія (medium) · th สื่อโทรทัศน์ (medium) · kam tivii (device for receiving television signals) · da tv-apparat (device for receiving television signals) · cy set deledu (device for receiving television signals) · nb TV (program broadcasting) · da fjernsyn (device for receiving television signals) · sat ᱧᱮᱱᱮᱞᱚᱢ (medium) · xal зургт (device for receiving television signals) · lo ໂທລະພາບ (medium) · hu televízió (device for receiving television signals) · gl televisión (device for receiving television signals) · eu telebista (device for receiving television signals) · ru те́лик (device for receiving television signals) · cdo 電視 /电视 (medium) · ru телеви́дение (medium) · iso ẹkpẹti-ughee (device for receiving television signals) · be тэлеві́зія (medium) · el τηλεόραση (program broadcasting) · es televisión (program broadcasting) · nl televisie (program broadcasting) · vi truyền hình (medium) · st telebishene (device for receiving television signals) · ne टीभि (medium) · ro televiziune (program broadcasting) · ru телевизио́нный приёмник (device for receiving television signals) · mk телевизија (medium) · gd telebhisean (medium) · khb ᦶᦎᧃᧈᦉᦹᧈ (device for receiving television signals) · ko 수상기 (device for receiving television signals) · ur ٹیلی وِیژَن (program broadcasting) · fi televisio (device for receiving television signals) · ko 텔레비 (device for receiving television signals) · ru телеви́дение (program broadcasting) · kk телевидение (medium) · nv níłchʼi naalkidí (program broadcasting) · se televišuvdna (medium) · ur دُور نُمائی (program broadcasting) · nrf télévîsion (device for receiving television signals) · sco televeesion (program broadcasting) · dtp televisyen (device for receiving television signals) · hu tévé (device for receiving television signals) · mi pouaka whakaata (medium) · fo sjónvarp (medium) · ne दूरदर्शन (medium) · ky телевидение (medium) · gd telebhisean (program broadcasting) · eo televido (medium) · id televisi (device for receiving television signals) · ko 텔레비전 (device for receiving television signals) · ps تلويزيون (medium) · ka ტელევიზია (program broadcasting) · ca televisió (device for receiving television signals) · cs televize (medium) · ka ტელევიზია (medium) · as দূৰদৰ্শন (medium) · sh televízija (program broadcasting) · kw pellwolok (program broadcasting) · pl telewizja (program broadcasting) · hu tévékészülék (device for receiving television signals) · yue 電視 /电视 (medium) · tl telebisyon (program broadcasting) · nl beeldomroep (medium) · br skinwel (medium) · lo ທີວີ (medium) · ja テレビ (device for receiving television signals) · ary تلفزة (medium) · an televisión (medium) · tk televideniýe (medium) · vi phát hình (program broadcasting) · nb TV (device for receiving television signals) · hi टीवी (medium) · sk televízia (medium) · he טלוויזיה \ טֶלֶוִיזְיָה (program broadcasting) · bar Fernseha (device for receiving television signals) · kk теледидар (medium) · mer tivii (device for receiving television signals) · ta தொலைக்காட்சி (program broadcasting) · mel telibisien (medium) · wuu 電視 /电视 (medium) · bua телевиз (medium) · uk телеві́зія (medium) · ks ٹؠلِوِجَن (medium) · da tv (medium) · aii ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܵܐ (device for receiving television signals) · ms televisyen (device for receiving television signals) · ti ተለቪዥን (medium) · tl telebisyon (medium) · yo tẹlifíṣọ̀n (device for receiving television signals) · ast televisión (medium) · la tēlevīstrum (device for receiving television signals) · ast televisión (device for receiving television signals) · io televiziono (medium) · it tivù (device for receiving television signals) · nb fjernsyn (device for receiving television signals) · chr ᎠᏓᏴᎳᏛᏍᎩ (device for receiving television signals) · unm pèhpënunhikehikàn (device for receiving television signals) · bn দূরদর্শন (medium) · cia 뗄레ᄫᅵ시 (device for receiving television signals) · my တယ်လီဗီးရှင်း (medium) · scn tivvù (device for receiving television signals) · ms televisi (medium) · ts mavonakule (medium) · bg телеви́зия (medium) · lb Televisiounsapparat (device for receiving television signals) · ko 텔레비죤 (medium) · nah huehcaīxipcaxitl (medium) · de Fernsehen (medium) · kk телевизор (device for receiving television signals) · ja テレビセット (device for receiving television signals) · sv TV-apparat (device for receiving television signals) · as টিভি (medium) · scn tilivisiuni (program broadcasting) · pap televishon (medium) · sh телеви́зија (medium) · izh televizora (medium) · kw pellwolok (device for receiving television signals) · da fjernsyn (medium) · syc ܦܪܣ ܚܙܘܐ (medium) · ko 티비 (device for receiving television signals) · zu thelevishini (medium) · fa دورنمار (device for receiving television signals) · dng телевидение (medium) · ca televisor (device for receiving television signals) · sah телевидение (medium) · hu televízió (medium) · el τηλεόραση (device for receiving television signals) · nrf télévîsion (medium) · is imbakassi (medium) · fa-ira تِلِویزیون (device for receiving television signals) · ast televisor (medium) · nv níłchʼi naalkidí (medium) · yo ẹ̀rọ amóhùnmáwòrán (device for receiving television signals) · hy հեռուստատեսություն (program broadcasting) · nn TV (device for receiving television signals) · sco telly (device for receiving television signals) · tl telebisor (device for receiving television signals) · km តេឡេ (medium) · yue 電視 /电视 (program broadcasting) · acw تلفزيون (medium) · sl televizor (device for receiving television signals) · cmn 電視機 /电视机 (device for receiving television signals) · la tēlevīsiō (device for receiving television signals) · ko 티비 (medium) · ja テレビジョン (medium) · mt televiżjoni (medium) · cs televizor (device for receiving television signals) · sh телеви́зија (program broadcasting) · si ටෙලි (medium) · fr télé (medium) · fi televisio (medium) · he טלוויזיה (medium) · vi máy thu hình (device for receiving television signals) · wuu 電視機 /电视机 (device for receiving television signals) · st televishene (medium) · tg телевизор (device for receiving television signals) · gl televisión (program broadcasting) · ast televisor (device for receiving television signals) · km ទូរទស្សន៍ (medium) · nb TV (medium) · cmn 電視 /电视 (program broadcasting) · ilo telebisor (device for receiving television signals) · eo televizio (medium) · oj mazinaatesijigan (device for receiving television signals) · be тэлеба́чанне (medium) · cia 뗄레ᄫᅵ시 (medium) · esu tiiviiq (device for receiving television signals) · fr télévision (medium) · mt televixin (medium) · sq televizor (device for receiving television signals) · bn টেলিভিশন সেট (device for receiving television signals) · ks ٹیلی وِجَن (medium) · ms televisyen (medium) · pt televisor (device for receiving television signals) · ar تِلْفَاز (program broadcasting) · cv телекурӑм (medium) · ko 티뷔 (device for receiving television signals) · ko 텔레비죤 (device for receiving television signals) · mn зурагт (medium) · prs تَلوِیزِیُون (device for receiving television signals) · hu tv (device for receiving television signals) · de Fernsehapparat (device for receiving television signals) · za densi (medium) · ki tivii (device for receiving television signals) · mr दूरचित्रवाणी (medium) · si රූපවාහිනිය (medium) · az телевизор (device for receiving television signals) · es tele (medium) · yo àfigbéwòran (medium) · sq televizion (program broadcasting) · cy teledu (program broadcasting) · af televisie (device for receiving television signals) · es televisión (device for receiving television signals) · lv televīzija (medium) · gl televisión (medium) · ff telewisiyon (medium) · ug تېلېۋىزىيە (medium) · ko 텔레비 (medium) · khb ᦶᦎᧃᧈᦉᦹᧈ (medium) · mt televiżjoni (device for receiving television signals) · nan-hbl 電視機 /电视机 (device for receiving television signals) · uz телевидение (medium) · ar تِلِفِزْيُون (program broadcasting) · et televiisor (device for receiving television signals) · sco televeesion (device for receiving television signals) · pt televisão (device for receiving television signals) · sv television (program broadcasting) · iso adughee (device for receiving television signals) · ko 테레비 (medium) · ur بَعِید نُما (medium) · it televisore (device for receiving television signals) · gl televisor (device for receiving television signals) · my တီဗီ (medium) · sl televizijski sprejemnik (device for receiving television signals) · ja 受像機 (device for receiving television signals) · vi ti vi (medium) · ia televisor (device for receiving television signals) · eu telebista (medium) · ko 전시 (medium) · yo tẹlifíṣọ̀n (medium) · cy teledu (medium) · prs تَلوِیزْیُون (medium) · bo བརྙན་འཕྲིན (medium) · sh telèvīzor (device for receiving television signals) · nrf télévisiaon (program broadcasting) · lt televizija (medium) · it televisione (program broadcasting) · crh televizion (medium) · lv televizors m tālrādis (device for receiving television signals) · et teler (device for receiving television signals) · chr ᎠᏓᏴᎳᏛᏍᎩ (medium) · ru телеви́зор (device for receiving television signals) · de Fernsehgerät (device for receiving television signals) · scn tivvù (medium) · ia television (medium) · cr ᒋᑲᐢᑌᐸᔨᒋᑲᐣ (device for receiving television signals) · ar تِلِفِزْيُون (medium) · ne टेलिभिजन (medium) · mi taonga whakaata (device for receiving television signals) · gv çhellveeish (program broadcasting) · kk теледидар (device for receiving television signals) · is sjónvarpstæki (device for receiving television signals) · nb fjernsyn (program broadcasting) · hak 電視 /电视 (medium) · ta தொலைக்காட்சி (device for receiving television signals) · tk телевизор (device for receiving television signals) · my ရုပ်မြင်သံကြား (medium) · hi दूरदर्शन (device for receiving television signals) · mn телевиз (medium) · is sjónvarp (medium) · dsb telewizor (device for receiving television signals) · da tv (device for receiving television signals) · gil te tamnei (medium) · ml ടെലിവിഷൻ (medium) · is sjónvarp (program broadcasting) · uk телеба́чення (program broadcasting) · mk телеви́зор (device for receiving television signals) · fr télévision (program broadcasting) · bn টিভি (medium) · fo sjónvarp (program broadcasting) · vi vô tuyến truyền hình (program broadcasting) · am ቴሌቪዥን (medium) · uk телеба́чення (medium) · fr téléviseur (device for receiving television signals) · la tēlevīsiō (medium) · ky сыналгы (medium) · ar تَلْفَزَة (medium) · sk televizor (device for receiving television signals) · nl televisie (medium) · luy etivii (device for receiving television signals) · vi ti-vi (program broadcasting) · mg fahitalavitra (medium) · co televisione (program broadcasting) · ia television (program broadcasting) · mk телевизија (program broadcasting) · eo televidilo (device for receiving television signals) · sw televisheni (program broadcasting) · vi TV (device for receiving television signals) · nv níłchʼi naalkidí (device for receiving television signals) · ru ТВ (medium) · hy հեռուստատեսություն (medium) · nb fjernsynsapparat (device for receiving television signals) · oc television (device for receiving television signals) · it tivù (medium) · uk телеві́зор (device for receiving television signals) · ab ателевизор (medium) · mn телевизор (device for receiving television signals) · oc television (medium) · tr televizyon alıcısı (device for receiving television signals) · uz телевизор (device for receiving television signals) · si ටීවී (medium) · dng дяншыҗи (device for receiving television signals) · ga teilifíseán (device for receiving television signals) · hi दूरदर्शन (medium) · qu ñawikaruy (medium) · hy հեռուստացույց (device for receiving television signals) · tk телевидение (medium) · io televidilo (device for receiving television signals) · my တီဗွီ (medium) · ca televisió (medium) · sjd телевизэр (device for receiving television signals) · es tele (program broadcasting) · el τηλεόραση (medium) · mt televiżiv (program broadcasting) · gd cian-dhealbh (device for receiving television signals) · de Fernseher (device for receiving television signals) · he טֶלֶוִיזְיָה (medium) · dng дяншы (medium) · bn টেলিভিশন (device for receiving television signals) · or ଦୂରଦର୍ଶନ (medium) · ny wailesi ya kanema (device for receiving television signals) · sh televízija (medium) · nl televisie (device for receiving television signals) · vi vô tuyến truyền hình (medium) · pl telewizor (device for receiving television signals) · nb fjernsyn (program broadcasting) · sw runinga (medium) · ka ტელევიზორი (device for receiving television signals) · kmr televizyon (medium) · sv TV (device for receiving television signals) · yi טעלעוויזיע (medium) · bg телеви́зор (device for receiving television signals) · es televisión (medium) · nan-hbl 電視 /电视 (medium) · ba телевизор (device for receiving television signals) · hsn 電視機 /电视机 (device for receiving television signals) · th ทีวี (medium) · ur ٹیلی وِیژَن (medium) · oc television (program broadcasting) · mfe televizion (device for receiving television signals) · sn tiivhii (medium) · syl ꠐꠤꠜꠤ (medium) · sm televise (medium) · hu tévé (medium) · sco televeesion (medium) · srn telefisi (medium) · th เครื่องรับโทรทัศน์ (device for receiving television signals) · tr televizyon (device for receiving television signals) · te టెలివిజన్ (medium) · ko 텔레비전 (medium) · vi truyền hình (program broadcasting) · ta தொலைக்காட்சிப்பெட்டி (device for receiving television signals) · kw televisyon (device for receiving television signals) · tg телевизион (medium) · is sjónvarp (device for receiving television signals) · kw pellwolok (medium) · sk televízia (program broadcasting) · nl kijkbuis (medium) · sco telly (program broadcasting) · sv televisjon (medium) · sw televisheni (device for receiving television signals) · nb TV (program broadcasting) · nb fjernsyn (medium) · vo televid (medium) · eo televida (medium) · gu ટેલિવિઝન (device for receiving television signals) · ksw ကွဲၤဟူဖျါ (medium) · lo ເຄື່ອງທີວີ (device for receiving television signals) · ff 𞤼𞤫𞤤𞤫𞤱𞤭𞤧𞤭𞤴𞤮𞤲 (medium) · sv television (medium) · sw runinga (device for receiving television signals) · aii ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܵܐ (program broadcasting) · cs televize (program broadcasting) · ro televizor (device for receiving television signals) · th โทรทัศน์ (program broadcasting) · ko 텔레비전 (program broadcasting) · la tēlevīsiō (program broadcasting) · yue 電視機 /电视机 (device for receiving television signals) · ilo telebision (medium) · ba телевидение (medium) · lb Televisioun (medium) · prs تَلوِیزِیُون (program broadcasting) · nn fjernsyn (device for receiving television signals)
wikipedia: Constantin Perskyi · wikidata: Q8075 · wikidata: Q289