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television (ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən)

—n
1.	the system or process of producing on a distant screen a series of transient visible images, usually with an accompanying sound signal. Electrical signals, converted from optical images by a camera tube, are transmitted by UHF or VHF radio waves or by cable and reconverted into optical images by means of a television tube inside a television set
2.	Also called: television set a device designed to receive and convert incoming electrical signals into a series of visible images on a screen together with accompanying sound
3.	the content, etc, of television programmes
4.	the occupation or profession concerned with any aspect of the broadcasting of television programmes: he's in television
5.	(modifier) of, relating to, or used in the transmission or reception of video and audio UHF or VHF radio signals: a television transmitter

[C20: from tele- + vision]

tele'visional

—*adj*

tele'visionally

—*adv*

tele'visionary

—*adj*

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