Televiewer

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who watches television. rare

    "This article deals with the comparative psychology of the cinegoer and the televiewer."

  2. 2
    An acoustic scanner that generates images of a borehole wall by transmitting ultrasound pulses from a rotating sensor and recording the amplitude and travel time of the signals.

    "In order to determine the orientation of permeable joint zones, the evaluation of the borehole televiewer data allows a precise measurement of the planar discontinuities at the borehole wall."

  3. 3
    A device for viewing things remotely, along the lines of a television.

Synonyms

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beholderbird-watcherbystanderdrugstore cowboyeyewitnessgaper

Example

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"This article deals with the comparative psychology of the cinegoer and the televiewer."

Etymology

From tele- + viewer.

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