TV

A1
US /ˌtiːˈviː/ UK /tiviː/
noun Freq #762

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

    the British call a tv set a telly

  2. 2
    noun

    Abbreviation of television.

    I saw an ad for that on TV.

  3. 3
    noun

    Initialism of tricuspid valve.

    1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure She spoke of her male side as her "brother" as do older, more conventional TVs.

  4. 4
    noun

    Alternative form of TV.

    The fantasy trilogy hasn’t disappeared; it has gained momentum and in some instances become a dodecalogy, and the material of modern fantasy has spread from print to subway graffiti, role-playing games, film, tv, and online culture.

  5. 5
    noun

    broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects

  6. 6
    noun

    Initialism of tidal volume.

  7. 7
    noun

    Initialism of tax value.

  8. 8
    noun

    Initialism of Taylor's Version.

Etymology

Abbreviation, from television.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · an electronic device that... television receiver
5 noun · broadcasting visual images... television
Word family
Derived forms made-for-tvtvaholicvbtv
Related forms telly

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