high-definition television

collocation in English

meaningsofhigh-definitionandtelevision

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high-definition
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌhaɪ.def.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌhaɪ.def.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/
used to describe a system for showing very clear pictures on a television or computer screen or for producing very ...
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television
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈtel.ɪ.vɪʒ.ən/us
/ˈtel.ə.vɪʒ.ən/
a device shaped like a box with a screen that receives electrical signals and changes them into moving images and sound, or the method or business of sending images and sound by ...
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The classic case at the moment might be related tohigh-definitiontelevision.
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His habilitation, in 1989, was onhigh-definitiontelevision.
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The show was to be broadcast inhigh-definitiontelevision.
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This was the world's first regularhigh-definitiontelevisionservice.
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In 1989,high-definitiontelevisionon a commercial basis was seen as the technology of the 21st century.
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It launchedhigh-definitiontelevisionbroadcasts in 2008.
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The broadcast providers adopt eitherhigh-definitiontelevisionformat or its standard definition multiprogramming.
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Some stations even begin gathering and reporting news inhigh-definitiontelevision.
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High-definition signals require ahigh-definitiontelevisionor computer monitor in order to be viewed.
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Thirty-four games were produced and broadcast inhigh-definitiontelevision.
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The following month, the group launched another television advertising campaign, promotinghigh-definitiontelevision.
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His research in television included works on digital television andhigh-definitiontelevision.
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Video on demand andhigh-definitiontelevisionbecome available in 2003.
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The action plan proposes a subsidy of up to 850 mecu to help accelerate the development of the market for widescreen andhigh-definitiontelevisionservices.
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