television
/ˈtelɪvɪʒn/noun
उच्चारण टेलिविज़न
टेलीविज़न, दूरदर्शन
Basic word
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(also TV) a piece of electrical equipment with a screen on which you can watch programmes with moving pictures and sounds; the programmes broadcast on television; the system of broadcasting programmes
टेलीविज़न, दूरदर्शन
- watch television
- on television
- We watch the news on television every night.
+ 2 more examples
- Switch off the television and start your homework.
- The match will be shown live on television.
Synonyms TV telly small screen the box broadcasting
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
TV telly small screen the box broadcasting
?Which word?
Keep the tele- words: telephone, telegram, telescope, telepathy, teleport.
Tele- शब्द याद रखिए: telephone, telegram, telescope, telepathy, teleport।
§Grammar and usage
Watch television (no article), but turn on the television (the machine); on television ('The match is on television').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: watch television (बिना article), पर turn on the television (मशीन); on television ('The match is on television')।
⌂Word origin and word building
Word origin: tele- (far) + vision (seeing).
शब्द-उत्पत्ति में tele- (दूर) + vision (देखना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
John Logie Baird demonstrated television (1926); Doordarshan began in India in 1959 (Delhi); colour television came to India in 1982 with the Asian Games; 21 November is World Television Day.
John Logie Baird ने टेलीविज़न प्रदर्शित किया (1926); भारत में दूरदर्शन 1959 में शुरू हुआ (दिल्ली); 1982 के एशियाई खेलों के साथ भारत में रंगीन टेलीविज़न आया; 21 नवंबर विश्व टेलीविज़न दिवस है।