television set

English

Introduced in 1939, the RCA Victor TRK 12 was the first commercial television set available in the United States. This one is on display in the Wolfsonian-FIU museum in Miami, Florida, USA.

A modern Toshiba Regza LCD television set

Noun

television set (plural television sets)

1. A television; an electronic device that receives television signals, and displays the resulting images on a screen.

Synonyms

• (television): TV, TV set, television, television receiver, telly (colloquial)

Coordinate terms

• (television): radio set

Translations

television — see television