broadcasting

[brawd-kas-ting, -kah-sting]

broad·cast·ing

[brawd-kas-ting, -kah-sting]
noun
1.
the act of transmitting speech, music, visual images, etc., as by radio or television.
2.
radio or television as a business or profession: She's training for a career in broadcasting.

Origin:
1920–25; broadcast + -ing1

pre·broad·cast·ing, adjective

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broad·cast

[brawd-kast, -kahst] verb, broad·cast or broad·cast·ed, broad·cast·ing, noun, adjective, adverb
verb (used with object)
1.
to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
2.
to speak, perform, sponsor, or present on a radio or television program: The President will broadcast his message on all stations tonight.
3.
to cast or scatter abroad over an area, as seed in sowing.
4.
to spread widely; disseminate: She broadcast the good news all over town.
5.
to indicate unwittingly to another (one's next action); telegraph: He broadcast his punch and the other man was able to parry it.
verb (used without object)
6.
to transmit programs or signals from a radio or television station.
7.
to make something known widely; disseminate something.
8.
to speak, perform, sponsor, or present all or part of a radio or television program: The Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcasts every Saturday on our local station.
noun
9.
something that is broadcast.
10.
a single radio or television program.
11.
the broadcasting of radio or television messages, speeches, etc.
12.
a single period of broadcasting.
13.
a method of sowing by scattering seed.
adjective
14.
(of programs) transmitted from a radio or television station.
15.
of or pertaining to broadcasting.
16.
cast abroad or all over an area, as seed scattered widely.
adverb
17.
so as to reach the greatest number of people by radio or television: The vital news was sent broadcast to inform the entire nation.
18.
so as to be cast abroad over an area: seed sown broadcast.

Origin:
1760–70; orig., broad (adv.) + cast, past participle of cast1

un·broad·cast·ed, adjective

broadcast, narrowcast, simulcast.
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broadcast (ˈbrɔːdˌkɑːst)
 
vb , -casts, -casting, -cast, -casted
1.  to transmit (announcements or programmes) on radio or television
2.  (intr) to take part in a radio or television programme
3.  (tr) to make widely known throughout an area: to broadcast news
4.  (tr) to scatter (seed, etc) over an area, esp by hand
 
n
5.  a.  a transmission or programme on radio or television
 b.  (as modifier): a broadcast signal
6.  a.  the act of scattering seeds
 b.  (as modifier): the broadcast method of sowing
 
adj
7.  dispersed over a wide area: broadcast seeds
 
adv
8.  far and wide: seeds to be sown broadcast
 
'broadcaster
 
n
 
'broadcasting
 
n

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