Main Entry: tele·vi·sion

Pronunciation: \ˈte-lə-ˌvi-zhən especially British ˌte-lə-ˈ\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: French télévision, from télé- tele- + vision vision

Date: 1907

1 : an electronic system of transmitting transient images of fixed or moving objects together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound
2 : a television receiving set
3 a : the television broadcasting industry b : television as a medium of communication