Standard Lemma guide

simulcast

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.

  • UK: /ˈsɪm.əlˌkæst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AY1 M Y AH0 L K AE2 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S IH1 M Y AH0 L K AE2 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A program or event that is broadcast across more than one medium or service at the same time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To broadcast a program or event across more than one medium or service at the same time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: broadcast

History

Etymology

From simul(taneous) + -cast, from broadcast.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 聯播節目 /联播节目 (liánbō jiémù) — that which is broadcast on more than one medium
  • Finnish: yhteislähetys — that which is broadcast on more than one medium
  • Finnish: rinnakkaislähetys — that which is broadcast on more than one medium
  • Japanese: 同時放送 — that which is broadcast on more than one medium
  • Spanish: transmisión simultánea — that which is broadcast on more than one medium
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同步聯播 /同步联播 (tóngbù liánbō) — broadcast over more than one medium
  • Finnish: lähettää rinnakkain — broadcast over more than one medium
  • Finnish: rinnakkaislähettää — broadcast over more than one medium
  • Japanese: 同時放送する (douji housou suru) — broadcast over more than one medium
  • Spanish: transmitir en simultáneo (al mismo tiempo) — broadcast over more than one medium
Real reading context

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