Phrase guide

colour television

noun · 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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A colour system of transmitting and receiving television signals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A television set that displays images in colour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a television that transmits images in color

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: color television, color television system, colour television system, color TV, colour TV

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: television, television system

Narrower terms: field-sequential color television, field-sequential color TV, field-sequential color television system, field-sequential color TV system

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 彩電 /彩电 (cǎidiàn) — television in colour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彩色電視 /彩色电视 (cǎisè diànshì) — television in colour
  • Danish: farve-tv — television in colour
  • Danish: farvefjernsyn — television in colour
  • Dutch: kleurentelevisie — television in colour
  • Finnish: väritelevisio — television in colour
  • French: télévision en couleur — television in colour
  • German: Farbfernsehen — television in colour
  • Japanese: カラーテレビ (karāterebi) — television in colour
  • Korean: 컬러텔레비전 (keolleotellebijeon) — television in colour
  • Polish: telewizja kolorowa — television in colour
  • Portuguese: televisão a/em cores — television in colour
  • Russian: цветно́е телеви́дение (cvetnóje televídenije) — television in colour
  • Swedish: färgtelevision — television in colour
  • Swedish: färg-tv — television in colour
  • Thai: โทรทัศน์สี (too-rá-tát-sǐi) — television in colour
  • Thai: ทีวีสี (tii-wii-sǐi) — television in colour
  • Turkish: renkli televizyon — television in colour
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彩電 /彩电 (cǎidiàn) — a colour television set
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彩色電視機 /彩色电视机 (cǎisè diànshì jī) — a colour television set
  • Danish: farve-tv — a colour television set
  • Danish: farvefjernsyn — a colour television set
  • Dutch: kleurentelevisietoestel — a colour television set
  • Finnish: väritelevisio — a colour television set
  • Finnish: väritelevisiovastaanotin — a colour television set
  • German: Farbfernseher — a colour television set
  • Polish: telewizor kolorowy — a colour television set
  • Portuguese: televisão a/em cores — a colour television set
  • Russian: цветно́й телеви́зор (cvetnój televízor) — a colour television set
  • Swedish: färg-tv — a colour television set
  • Thai: โทรทัศน์สี (too-rá-tát-sǐi) — a colour television set
  • Thai: ทีวีสี (tii-wii-sǐi) — a colour television set