TV S2 W2 /ˌtiː ˈviː◂/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
television
on TV
I watched the film on TV.
TV series/programme/show/station/channel etc
a TV series based on the novel
cable/satellite TV
a new TV set.
He’s the top TV presenter for children’s programmes.
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THESAURUS
▪ television/TV noun [uncountable and countable] the piece of electronic equipment shaped like a box on which you can watch programmes, or the programmes that are broadcast using this. In everyday English, people usually say TV :
Sometimes I don’t feel like doing anything except watching television.
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A lot of people use the Internet for watching TV.
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Can you turn on the television?
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the TV Guide in the newspaper
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There's nothing good on the TV.
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Our TV set (=television) isn't working properly.
▪ the box/the telly British English ( also the tube American English ) noun [singular] informal a television, or the programmes that are broadcast on television:
Can you turn the telly down a bit?
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What’s on the box tonight?
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There's nothing good on the tube.
▪ satellite television ( also satellite TV ) noun [uncountable] television programmes that are broadcast using ↑ satellite s in space, and which you need a special piece of equipment to be able to watch:
Do you have satellite TV at home?
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You can watch the game on satellite television.
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a satellite dish (=the round thing that you put on your roof or the wall of your house in order to receive satellite television signals)
▪ terrestrial television television that is not broadcast by satellite or cable:
The company has secured the rights to broadcast the Championship on terrestrial television.
▪ cable television ( also cable TV , cable ) noun [uncountable] television programmes that are broadcast by ↑ cable (=tubes containing wires that carry television pictures) :
The program was first shown on cable.
▪ digital television ( also digital TV , digital ) noun [uncountable] programmes that are broadcast using ↑ digital signals, with more choice and better quality pictures than ordinary television:
The switchover to digital TV will take place between 2010 and 2012.
▪ widescreen television ( also widescreen TV ) noun [countable] a television that is much wider than it is high, and wider than an ordinary television. Widescreen televisions are used for programmes that are broadcast using ↑ digital signals:
There was a massive widescreen TV in the living room.
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Widescreen TV is good for watching films.