Television and radio equipment

aerial (noun)

British a piece of equipment consisting of a long thin piece of metal, used to receive radio or television signals. The American word is antenna.

antenna (noun)

mainly American an aerial

Autocue (British)

British a machine that shows the words that someone has to say when they are appearing on television

camera (noun)

a piece of equipment used for making television programmes, films, or videos

cathode ray tube (noun)

a piece of equipment in televisions and some computers that creates the image on the screen. A beam of high-energy electrons is directed towards the screen, where it makes different spots of colour 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 a television presenter 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

edit suite (noun)

British a room containing equipment for editing films or television programmes

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 programmes 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 cinema (noun)

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

home theater (noun)

American home cinema

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.

radio (noun)

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

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 programmes

television (noun)

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

television set (noun)

a television

tranny (noun)

Britishinformal old-fashioned a transistor radio

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

V-chip (noun)

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

wireless (noun)

old-fashioned a radio1 1a

zapper (noun)

informal a remote control for a television

Synonyms and antonyms of Television and radio equipment in British Thesaurus