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1. Broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
   "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done"
   - telecasting, TV, video
    
2. A telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
   - television system
    
3. An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
   - television receiver, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box [N. Amer], boob tube [N. Amer], telly [Brit], goggle box [Brit], box [Brit]

Derived forms: televisions

See also: televise

Type of: broadcasting, receiver, receiving system, telecom equipment, telecom system, telecommunication equipment, telecommunication system

Encyclopedia: Television