See télévision

English

Etymology

From {{term|tele-||distant}} + from {{term|visio||vision, seeing|lang=la}}, noun of action from the perfect passive participle {{term|visus||that which is seen}}, from the verb {{term|videre||to see}} + action noun suffix .

Pronunciation

• An audio transcript can be found at en-us-television.ogg

• : Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪʒən|-ɪʒən

Noun

1. An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
2. : It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell.
3. A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.
4. : I have an old television in the study.
5. Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
6. : ... fifty-seven channels and nothing on [television].

Derived terms

• cable television
• televangelism
• televangelist
• television channel
• television network
• television station
• TV

Synonyms

• boob tube
• cultural barbiturate
• electronic babysitter
• glass teat
• goggle box
• idiot box
• plebvision
• the shit box
• telly
• the tube
• TV

Related terms

• televise, televize
• televisual

Translations

• Albanian: televizion
• Arabic: (telfá:z), (telefizyó: n)
• Armenian: հեռուստատեսություն (heŕustatesut‘yun)
• Bosnian: {{t-|bs|televizija|f}}
• Bulgarian: телевизия (televízijǎ)
• Chinese:
• : Cantonese: {{tø|yue|電視|tr=din6 si6|sc=Hani|xs=Cantonese}}
• : Mandarin: 電視, 电视 (diànshì)
• Czech: {{t-|cs|televize|f}}
• Danish: tv , fjernsyn
• Dutch: {{t+|nl|televisie|m}}
• Esperanto: {{t|eo|televido|xs=Esperanto}}
• Faroese: {{t-|fo|sjónvarp|n|xs=Faroese}}
• Finnish:
• French: {{t+|fr|télévision|f}}
• German: {{t+|de|Fernsehen|n}}
• Greek: {{t+|el|τηλεόραση|f|tr=tēleórasē|sc=Grek}}
• Guaraní: {{t|gn|terevi|xs=Guaraní}}
• Gujarati: {{t|gu|દૂરદર્શન|xs=Gujarati}}
• Hebrew: {{t+|he|טלוויזיה|f|tr=televizia|sc=Hebr}}
• Hungarian:
• Icelandic: {{t+|is|sjónvarp|n}}, {{t|is|imbakassi|m}}
• Interlingua: {{t-|ia|television|xs=Interlingua}}

• Irish: {{t+|ga|teilifís|f|xs=Irish}}
• Italian: {{t+|it|televisione|f}}
• Japanese: {{t+|ja|テレビ|tr=terebi|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|テレビジョン|tr=terebijon|sc=Jpan}}
• Korean: 텔레비전 (tellebijeon)
• Latin: {{t-|la|televisio|f}}, televisionis gen.
• Latvian: {{t|lv|televīzija|f|xs=Latvian}}
• Maltese: {{t|mt|televixin|xs=Maltese}}
• Polish: {{t+|pl|telewizja|f}}
• Portuguese: {{t+|pt|televisão|f}}
• Romanian: {{t|ro|televiziune|f}}
• Russian: {{t+|ru|телевидение|n|tr=televídenije|sc=Cyrl}}
• Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|teileabhisean|m|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}, {{t-|gd|cian-dhealbh|f|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
• Serbian:
• : Cyrillic: телевизија#Serbian|телевизија
• : Roman: televizija#Serbian|televizija
• Spanish: {{t+|es|televisión|f}}
• Swedish:
• Tagalog: {{t|tl|telebisyon|f|xs=Tagalog}}
• Thai: {{t+|th|โทรทัศน์|tr=thorāthāt|xs=Thai}}
• Ukrainian: {{t|uk|телебачення|f|tr=telebačénnja|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
• Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|truyền hình|xs=Vietnamese}}, TV, tivi, {{t-|vi|vô tuyến truyền hình|xs=Vietnamese}} [無線傳形]
• Welsh: {{t|cy|teledu|m|xs=Welsh}}

• Albanian: {{t-|sq|televizor|xs=Albanian}}
• Arabic: (telfá:z) , (telefizyó: n)
• Armenian: հեռուստացույց (heŕustats‘uyts‘)
• Bosnian: {{t-|bs|televizor|m}}
• Bulgarian: {{t-|bg|телевизор|m|tr=televízor|sc=Cyrl}}
• Chinese:
• : Cantonese: {{tø|yue|電視機|tr=din6 si6 gei1|sc=Hani|xs=Cantonese}}
• : Mandarin: 電視機, 电视机 (diànshìjī)
• Czech: {{t+|cs|televizor|m}}
• Danish: fjernsyn , tv
• Dutch: {{t+|nl|televisie|m}}
• Esperanto: televido
• Faroese: {{t-|fo|sjónvarpstól|n|xs=Faroese}}
• Finnish:
• French: téléviseur , télévision (fam.)
• German: {{t+|de|Fernseher|m}}
• Greek: τηλεόραση (tēleórasē)
• Guaraní: terevi
• Hebrew: טלוויזיה (televizia)
• Interlingua: televisor
• Irish: teilifíseán

• Italian: {{t+|it|televisore|m}}
• Japanese: {{t+|ja|テレビ|tr=terebi|sc=Jpan}}
• Korean: 텔레비전 (tellebijeon)
• Latin: {{t-|la|televisio|f}}, televisionis gen.
• Latvian: {{t|lv|televizors|m|xs=Latvian}}
• Maltese: {{t|mt|televiżjoni|xs=Maltese}}
• Polish: {{t+|pl|telewizor|m}}
• Portuguese: {{t+|pt|televisor|m}}, {{t+|pt|televisão|f}}
• Romanian: {{t|ro|televiziune|f}}
• Russian: {{t+|ru|телевизор|m|tr=televízor|sc=Cyrl}}
• Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|telebhisean|m|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}, {{t-|gd|cian-dhealbh|f|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
• Serbian:
• : Cyrillic: телевизор#Serbian|телевизор
• : Roman: televizor#Serbian|televizor
• Spanish: {{t+|es|televisor|m}}
• Swedish:
• Thai: {{t+|th|โทรทัศน์|tr=thorāthāt|xs=Thai}}
• Ukrainian: {{t|uk|телевізор|m|tr=televísor|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
• Vietnamese: {{t|vi|máy truyền hình|xs=Vietnamese}}, TV, tivi
• Welsh: {{t|cy|teledu|m|xs=Welsh}}, set teledu|deledu

• Albanian: televizion
• Arabic: (telfá:z) , (telefizyó: n)
• Armenian: հեռուստատեսություն (heŕustatesut‘yun)
• Bosnian: {{t-|bs|televizija|f}}
• Bulgarian: телевизия (televíziǎ)
• Chinese:
• : Cantonese: {{tø|yue|電視|tr=din6 si6|sc=Hani|xs=Cantonese}}
• : Mandarin: 電視, 电视 (diànshì)
• Czech: {{t-|cs|televize|f}}
• Danish: {{t-|da|tv|n}}
• Dutch: {{t+|nl|televisie|m}}
• Esperanto: televido
• Faroese: {{t-|fo|sjónvarp|n|xs=Faroese}}
• Finnish:
• French: {{t+|fr|télévision|f}}
• German: {{t+|de|Fernsehen|n}}
• Greek: τηλεόραση (tēleórasē)
• Guaraní: terevi
• Hebrew: טלוויזיה (televizia)

• Interlingua: television
• Irish: {{t+|ga|teilifís|f|xs=Irish}}
• Italian: {{t+|it|televisione|f}}
• Japanese: {{t+|ja|テレビジョン|tr=terebijon|sc=Jpan}}
• Korean: 텔레비전 (tellebijeon)
• Latin: televisio , televisionis gen.
• Maltese: televiżiv
• Polish: {{t+|pl|telewizja|f}}
• Portuguese: {{t+|pt|televisão|f}}
• Romanian: televiziune
• Russian: {{t+|ru|телевидение|n|tr=televídenije|sc=Cyrl}}
• Serbian:
• : Cyrillic: телевизија#Serbian|телевизија
• : Roman: televizija#Serbian|televizija
• Spanish: {{t+|es|televisión|f}}
• Swedish:
• Thai: (thorāthāt)
• Vietnamese: truyền hình, TV, tivi, vô tuyến truyền hình (無線傳形)
• Welsh: teledu

• : reo tātaki, pouaka whakaata

Category:Television

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Finnish

Noun

television

1. {{fi-form of|type=noun|case=genitive|pl=singular|televisio}}

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