television

Definition

An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.

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vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.

Example Sentences

• "She watched the television for over five hours."
• "I have an old television in the study."
• "fifty-seven channels and nothing on television"

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