Standard Lemma guide

chyron

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • kīrŏn
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪɹɒn/
  • General-American: /ˈkaɪɹɑn/
  • homophone: Chiron
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: CH AY1 R AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A set of graphics or words at the bottom of a television screen, sometimes unrelated to the current viewing content.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lower third, aston

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of ciron (“the itch-mite (Sarcoptes scabiei), which infects the skin”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To display (material) on screen by this technology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, transitive

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Genericization of the trademark Chyron, from Chiron (“centaur of Greek mythology”).