A system for transmitting images at a distance by means of radio waves; (formerly) spec. = television, n. 1a (now historical).
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| 释义 | society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > types of television system (20) radiovision1924 A system for transmitting images at a distance by means of radio waves; (formerly) spec. = television, n. 1a (now historical). colour television1927 television in natural colours; (also) a television set that shows colour pictures; cf. sense 3b, black and white, n. 1c. phonovision1927 a system of television, invented by John Logie Baird but never publicly demonstrated, whereby vision and sound signals could be recorded on discs… Scophony1932 A proprietary name for a television system employing an optical and mechanical method of picture scanning. Frequently attributive. stratovision1945 A system whereby television programmes are broadcast to a wide area by retransmission from a circling aircraft. subscription television1945 television broadcast in such a manner that it is available only to subscribers. Phonevision1947 A kind of pay-as-you-view television system in which a scrambled television signal could be unscrambled by telephone request. pay television1950 = pay TV, n. subscription TV1950 = subscription television n. telemeter1951 A system of pay TV in which scrambled broadcasts are descrambled after money is deposited in a coin box attached to the television set; (also) the… Web TV1952 Cable television. disused. pay TV1954 (A system of) television broadcasting in which viewers pay to subscribe to particular channels or to watch particular programmes. toll television1956 = pay television n. at pay, v.1 compounds 1c, pay TV, n. digital television1957 Originally: television in which an incoming analogue signal is converted at the receiver to a digital signal, which can be more readily processed… slot television1958 a coin-operated television. digital TV1959 = digital television, n. satellite television1961 television broadcasting in which signals are transmitted via satellite and typically received by viewers using a satellite dish; television services… satellite TV1961 = satellite television n. cable television1965 a system of television rediffusion whereby signals from a distant station are picked up by an antenna and transmitted by cable to subscribers'… satellite1982 Originally: = satellite television n. at compounds 2. In later use sometimes also more generally: any broadcasting or telecommunications service… |
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