tele·vi·sion 
/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/ noun
plural tele·vi·sions /ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/ noun 1 [noncount] : an electronic system of sending images and sounds by a wire or through space
▪ Do you have satellite or cable television? [=TV] 2 [count] : a piece of equipment with a screen that receives images and sounds sent by television
▪ Can you turn on/off the television? [=TV, (chiefly Brit) telly] ▪ Please turn up/down the television. [=make the television louder/quieter] ▪ widescreen televisions — see picture at living room 3 [noncount] : programs that are broadcast by television
▪ We don't watch much television. [=TV, (chiefly Brit) telly] ▪ a television [=TV] program/show/series 4 [noncount] : the television broadcasting industry
▪ She works in television. ▪ He's a star of stage, screen, and television. ▪ a television [=TV] producer/reporter/company
▪ Do you have satellite or cable television? [=TV]
▪ Can you turn on/off the television? [=TV, (chiefly Brit) telly] ▪ Please turn up/down the television. [=make the television louder/quieter] ▪ widescreen televisions — see picture at living room
▪ We don't watch much television. [=TV, (chiefly Brit) telly] ▪ a television [=TV] program/show/series
▪ She works in television. ▪ He's a star of stage, screen, and television. ▪ a television [=TV] producer/reporter/company
on (the) television
: broadcast by television : being shown by television
▪ What is on the television [=on TV, (chiefly Brit) on (the) telly] tonight? ▪ There's nothing on television right now. [=there are no programs that I would like to watch now] ▪ The movie will be on television next month. ▪ I recognize your face. Are you on television? [=do you appear in a television program?]
▪ What is on the television [=on TV, (chiefly Brit) on (the) telly] tonight? ▪ There's nothing on television right now. [=there are no programs that I would like to watch now] ▪ The movie will be on television next month. ▪ I recognize your face. Are you on television? [=do you appear in a television program?]
