television

英['telɪvɪʒ(ə)n;telɪ'vɪʒ(ə)n] 美['tɛlɪvɪʒn]

1. broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects;

"she is a star of screen and video"

"Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs

2. a receiver that displays television images;

"the British call a tv set a telly"

3. a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points