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high-definition television

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high-def⋅i⋅ni⋅tion tel⋅evision

[hahy-def-uh-nish-uhn]
–noun
a television system having twice the standard number of scanning lines per frame and producing a sharper image, and greater picture detail. Abbreviation: HDTV

Origin:
1980–85
high-def·i·ni·tion television   (hī'děf'ə-nĭsh'ən)
n.   Abbr. HDTV
A television system that has twice the standard number of scanning lines per frame and therefore produces pictures with greater detail.
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