noun
a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail
• Syn: ↑high-definition television
• Hypernyms: ↑television, ↑telecasting, ↑TV, ↑video
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abbreviationhigh-definition television
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abbrev
High-definition television, an advanced TV system in which the image is formed by a much greater number of scanning lines than in standard TV, giving much improved picture quality
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television that gives a much clearer picture than ordinary television http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/hdtv.htm
Thesaurus: systems for broadcasting television and radiohyponym well-known television and radio programmes and charactershyponym
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HDTV (no periods),
high-definition television (a system of television transmission that displays a very sharp image using a high density of picture elements that are converted from digital form by a television set equipped with a microprocessor): »
An American company announced it had developed a system that can send HDTV signals over a standard television channel in digital form (Donald Cunningham).
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abbr. high-definition television, using more lines per frame to give a sharper image than a conventional television
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abbr
high-definition television
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the abbreviation for ‘high definition television ’ (technology that produces extremely clear images on a television screen)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.