Television and radio equipment

British an antenna for receiving radio or television signals

a wire or metal pole used for receiving or sending radio and television signals. The usual British word is aerial.

a piece of equipment used for making television programs, movies, or videos

a piece of equipment in televisions and some computers that creates the image on the screen. A beam of high-energy electrons is directed toward the screen, where it makes different spots of color shine with light to make a picture.

clock radio (noun)

a piece of electrical equipment that consists of a clock and a radio combined

communications satellite (noun)

a piece of equipment sent into space that travels around the Earth and passes television, radio, and telephone signals from one place to another

CRT (abbreviation)

cathode ray tube

cue card (noun)

a large card that someone holds beside a television camera so that speakers and actors can read the words they have to say

DAB (noun)

digital audio broadcasting: a system of broadcasting radio signals using digital technology

decoder (noun)

a piece of equipment that changes digital electronic signals into a picture and sound on your television

digibox ()

a piece of equipment that allows the user to receive digital television broadcasts

dish (noun)

a round piece of equipment that sends or receives radio or television messages

HD (noun)

high definition: better than standard resolution on TV and video, making the images clearer

HD-ready (adjective)

HD-ready televisions, computers, etc. can get and show high-definition pictures when television companies start to broadcast programs using this technology

headset (noun)

a piece of equipment that you wear over your ears with a part you can speak into, connected to a telephone or radio

high-definition (adjective)

providing images that show a lot of detail very clearly

home theater (noun)

American television and DVD equipment that is intended to copy the experience of seeing something in a movie theater in your own home

loudspeaker (noun)

old-fashioned a speaker that is part of a radio or music system

mast (noun)

a tall metal structure used for broadcasting radio and television signals

plasma screen (noun)

a type of television or computer screen made by putting a mixture of gases between two sheets of glass. This produces a very clear picture which can be looked at from almost any angle.

rabbit ears (noun)

a television antenna (=the part that receives over-the-air signals and improves the picture) that you put on top of the television and that has two thin upright pieces that form a “V”

radio (noun)

a piece of equipment that you use for listening to radio programs

radio (noun)

the piece of equipment used for sending or receiving spoken messages using electronic signals

receiver (noun)

the part of a television or radio that receives electronic signals and changes them into pictures and sounds

relay (noun)

a piece of electrical equipment that sends television, radio, and satellite signals from one place to another

remote control (noun)

a piece of equipment that you use for controlling a machine such as a television or stereo system from a short distance away

satellite dish (noun)

a piece of equipment in the shape of a dish that receives special signals from a satellite that allow you to watch satellite television

scrambler (noun)

a piece of equipment that scrambles an electronic signal

screen (noun)

the flat surface on a computer, television, or piece of electronic equipment where words and pictures are shown

set (noun)

a piece of equipment that receives television or radio signals

set-top box (noun)

a piece of electronic equipment shaped like a box that you use for operating cable television

smart TV (noun)

a television on which you can access the Internet and use apps as well as watching programs

television (noun)

a piece of electrical equipment with a screen, used for watching programs

television set (noun)

a television

transistor (noun)

physics an object that controls the flow of electricity inside a piece of electronic equipment such as a radio or television

transistor (noun)

a transistor radio

transistor radio (noun)

a small radio that uses transistors

transmitter (noun)

a piece of electronic equipment used for sending radio, television, or telephone signals through the air

tube (noun)

a cathode ray tube

tuner (noun)

the part of a radio or television that receives broadcast signals

tuner (noun)

a piece of equipment that receives radio signals

uplink (noun)

the electronic equipment on the ground that sends radio or other signals to an aircraft or satellites

V-chip (noun)

an electronic chip put in a television so that parents can control what their children watch

wireless (noun)

mainly Britishold-fashioned a radio1 1a

zapper (noun)

informal a remote control for a television

Synonyms and antonyms of Television and radio equipment in American Thesaurus