Tv

//ˌtiːˈviː// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of television. abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, uncountable

    "I saw an ad for that on TV."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of TV. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "The fantasy trilogy hasn’t disappeared; it has gained momentum and in some instances become a dodecalogy, and the material of modern fantasy has spread from print to subway graffiti, role-playing games, film, tv, and online culture."

  3. 3
    an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of tricuspid valve. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

    "1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure She spoke of her male side as her "brother" as do older, more conventional TVs."

  5. 5
    broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects wordnet
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  1. 6
    Initialism of tidal volume. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of tax value. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of Taylor's Version. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Abbreviation of transvestite. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated

Synonyms

All synonyms
televisionboob tubeboxcrossdressergoggle boxidiot box

Example

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"My little brother is watching TV."

Etymology

Abbreviation, from television.

Related phrases

Prestige TVTV blackTV dinnerTV evangelismTV evangelistTV landTV programTV programmeTV rockTV talkTV whiteappointment TV

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