television

== English == === 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vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/, /ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/, /ˌtɛlɪˈvɪʒən/, /ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən/ Rhymes: -ɪʒən === Noun === television (countable and uncountable, plural televisions) (uncountable, broadcasting) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound. (countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form. (uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television. (uncountable, dated) Vision at a distance. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === television (third-person singular simple present televisions, present participle televisioning, simple past and past participle televisioned) (neologism, informal) To watch television. === References === === Anagrams === olivenites == Finnish == === Noun === television genitive singular of televisio == Lombard == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /televiˈzjuːŋ/ IPA(key): [televiˈzjũːŋ] (Western) IPA(key): [televiˈzju] (Eastern) === Noun === television television == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Noun === television f (plural televisions) television == Swedish == === Etymology === From English television, from tele- +‎ vision. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛlɛvɪˈɧuːn/ === Noun === television c television ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== teve tv