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Get to know Television better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like receiver or telly.

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Television | Televisions

Television meaning

  1. An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
  2. An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.
  3. Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.

Synonyms of Television

tv television system receiving system receiver goggle box telly boob tube idiot box tv set television set television receiver broadcasting video telecasting telecommunication system

Related words

Other words often associated with Television or its synonyms:

set recipient telecommunication earpiece footballer fiduciary phone earphone recording liquidator acquirer picture

Using Television

  • The main meaning on this page is: An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound. | An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form. | Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
  • Useful related words include: tv, television system, receiving system, receiver.
  • In the example corpus, television often appears in combinations such as: and television, television and, the television.

Context around Television

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 16 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

digital 3× cable 3× terrestrial 2× network 2× advanced 1× ghana 1× united 1× early 1× networking 1× smart 1×

Often after:

stations 3× signal 2× network 2× shows 2× series 2× systems 1× uses 1× antenna 1× film 1× movie 1×

Sentence patterns with Television

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

34th largest television market 1× a network television broadcast of 1× a smart television sometimes referred 1× a television film made 1× american advanced television systems committee 1× and anglia television itv anglia 1× and four television pilots featuring 1× as a television series mulholland 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a smart television 1× a television film 1× as interest in 1× cbs paramount network 1× digital television adapter 1× digital television the 1×

Common sentence endings:

abc television network 1× and theme parks 1× association press tour 1× direct to video 1× ireland cable television 1× largest television market 1×

Words around Television

Just before it in the word index:

televising 18 televises 3 televised 677 televise 29 televisaunivision 3 televisa 17

Just after it in the word index:

televisions 205 televisor 2 televisual 3 televisyen 2 televiziunea 2 televote 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

established 9.915 michael 9.909 add 9.907 rates 9.898 indian 9.862 scored 9.840

Corpus analysis for Television

  • In this selection, "television" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, digital, cable, terrestrial, stations, signal and network stand out and add context to how "television" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 34th largest television market, a network television broadcast of, cable television, public television and television series. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "television" sits close to words such as established, michael and add, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with television

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The television include Ghana Television (GTV), United Television (UTV), TV3 and GHOne. (12 words)

Television Columbus is the base for 12 television stations and is the 34th largest television market. (16 words)

It originally stood for Community Access Television or Community Antenna Television, from cable television's origins in 1948. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

A smart television, sometimes referred to as connected TV or hybrid TV, is a television set or set-top box with integrated Internet and Web 2.0 features, and is an example of technological convergence between computers, television sets and set-top boxes. (43 words)

Friends received positive reviews throughout its run, and its series finale ranked as the fifth most watched overall television series finale as well as the most watched single television episode of the 2000s on U.S. television. (37 words)

Television specials Often, if a television special such as Peter Pan or a network television broadcast of a classic film like The Wizard of Oz is especially well-received, it will be rerun from time to time. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Digital television The (mostly) North American Advanced Television Systems Committee standards for digital television uses a form of PAM to broadcast the data that makes up the television signal.

This contrasts with traditional terrestrial television, in which the television signal is transmitted over the air by radio waves and received by a television antenna attached to the television.

A television film (“made-for-TV movie” or “television movie”) is a film that is initially broadcast on television rather than released in theaters or direct-to-video.

NBC Universal is one of the United States’ biggest media conglomerates, with a television network, several cable channels, many local television stations, film and television production companies, and theme parks.

CBS Paramount network television entertainment’s Ghen Maynard speaks for the television show “CW Now” during the CW portion of the Television Critics Association Press Tour.

The television include Ghana Television (GTV), United Television (UTV), TV3 and GHOne.

As interest in television grew, and as early television stations began regular broadcasts, the idea of networking television signals (sending one station's video and audio signal to outlying stations) was born.

A smart television, sometimes referred to as connected TV or hybrid TV, is a television set or set-top box with integrated Internet and Web 2.0 features, and is an example of technological convergence between computers, television sets and set-top boxes.

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Digital television adapter main The transition to digital terrestrial television after the turn of the millennium left many existing television receivers unable to tune and display the new signal directly.

Film and television Five feature films, two television shows, and four television pilots featuring Nancy Drew have been produced to date.

Friends received positive reviews throughout its run, and its series finale ranked as the fifth most watched overall television series finale as well as the most watched single television episode of the 2000s on U.S. television.

Internet television is a general term that covers the delivery of television shows, and other video content, over the Internet by video streaming technology, typically by major traditional television broadcasters.

It originally stood for Community Access Television or Community Antenna Television, from cable television's origins in 1948.

Most of the area can receive the five main UK television channels on analogue television as well as the main Irish channels, along with Sky TV and Virgin Media Ireland cable television.

Production Development Originally conceived as a television series, Mulholland Drive began as a 90-minute pilot produced for Touchstone Television and intended for the ABC television network.

Television Columbus is the base for 12 television stations and is the 34th largest television market.

Television networks operating in the Colombo metro area include the state-owned television broadcasting networks which are broadcast from the Rupavahini Corporation of Sri Lanka, broadcasting television in the official languages Sinhala and Tamil.

Television News show on the Somali private channel Horn Cable Television The Mogadishu-based Somali National Television is the principal national public service broadcaster.

Television specials Often, if a television special such as Peter Pan or a network television broadcast of a classic film like The Wizard of Oz is especially well-received, it will be rerun from time to time.

Television *Television Luton falls at the cross over point between the two regions of Carlton/LWT (ITV London) and Anglia Television (ITV Anglia) which transmits from Norwich.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "television" in a sentence?
An example: "Digital television The (mostly) North American Advanced Television Systems Committee standards for digital television uses a form of PAM to broadcast the data that makes up the television signal." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "television" from authentic English texts.
What does "television" mean?
Television means: An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
What are synonyms of "television"?
Common synonyms of "television" include: tv, television system, receiving system, receiver, goggle box, telly, boob tube, idiot box. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "television" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "television", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.