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noun(tele-vi-sion)an electronic system of transmitting transient images of fixed or moving objects together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound
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noun(tele-vi-sion)a television receiving set
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noun(tele-vi-sion)the television broadcasting industry
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noun(tele-vi-sion)a piece of equipment with a screen that receives images and sounds sent by television
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noun(tele-vi-sion)a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are picked up by a master antenna and sent by cable to the individual receivers of paying subscribers —called also cable TV
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noun(tele-vi-sion)cable television
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noun(tele-vi-sion)television that provides instruction especially for students
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noun(tele-vi-sion)public television
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noun(tele-vi-sion)direct broadcast satellite
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idiom(tele-vi-sion)broadcast by television : being shown by television or in a television program
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noun(tele-vi-sion)a television broadcasting system in which satellite transmissions are received by a dish antenna at the viewing location (such as a home) —called also satellite, satellite television
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noun(tele-vi-sion)a service providing noncommercial television programming (such as recent movies and entertainment specials) by means of a scrambled signal to subscribers who are provided with a decoder —called also pay television
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adjective(tele-vi-sion)existing or occurring before television