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television(dictionary)
television(dictionary)
television (TV)(encyclopedia)
television(medicine)
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Television Rating(money)
BBC Worldwide Television(dictionary)
television (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

pregnanolone (medicine) and television (oh)


pregnanolone (medicine)


pregnanolone
<chemical> A pregnane found in the urine of pregnant women and sows. It has anaesthetic, hypnotic, and sedative properties.

Chemical name: Pregnan-20-one, 3-hydroxy-, (3alpha,5beta)-


television (oh)




[Date: 1900-2000; Language: French; Origin: Television, from tele- 'tele-' + vision]
[C] also Television set
formal a piece of electronic equipment shaped like a box with a screen, on which you can watch programmes
-synonym TV TV
::a widescreen Television
turn/switch a Television on/off
::Lucy turned on the Television to watch the evening news.
turn the Television up/down
(=make it louder or quieter)
[U] the programmes broadcast in this way
-synonym TV TV
::In the evenings I like to relax and watch Television .
Television programme/show/series etc
::a Television documentary about runaway children
on (the) Television
broadcast or being broadcast on Television
::What's on Television tonight?
[U] the business of making and broadcasting programmes on Television
-synonym TV TV in Television
::Jean works in Television.
Television producer/reporter/presenter etc
::a Television Film crew
satellite/cable Television
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WORD FOCUS: Television
similar words: TV, telly (BrE informal), the box (BrE informal), the tube (AmE informal)
programmes on Television: the news, soap opera, sitcom, drama series, detective series, documentary, docusoap, game show, talk show also chat show (BrE), made-for-TV movie, cartoon, reality TV, infomercial
a TV programme shown on the Internet: webcast
a company that broadcasts programmes: channel, station
types of Television broadcasts: terrestrial (BrE), cable, satellite, digital, pay-per-view
See also: channel surfing