television

Universal Words (abbreviation TV) noun 1 (also television set) (also BrE informal telly) [C] a piece of electrical equipment with a screen on which you can watch programmes with moving pictures and sounds: a colour television * to turn the television on / off 2 (also BrE informal telly) [U] the programmes broadcast on television: We don't do much in the evenings except watch television. 3 [U] the system, process or business of broadcasting television programmes: satellite / terrestrial / digital television * the television news * a television series / documentary * a television company / presenter * I'd like to work in television (= for a television company). seealsoCABLETELEVISION, CLOSED-CIRCUITTELEVISION IDIOMS on (the) television (also informal on TV) (also BrE informal on the telly) being broadcast by television; appearing in a television programme: What's on television tonight? * Is there anything good on the telly tonight? * It was on TV yesterday. * I recognize you. Aren't you on television?