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black-and-white television

black-and-white television noun: a monochrome system of transmitting and receiving television signals.

black-and-white television: a monochrome system of transmitting and receiving television signals
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Noun

black-and-white television (countable and uncountable, plural black-and-white televisions)

  1. A monochrome system of transmitting and receiving television signals.
  2. A television set that displays only monochrome images.

Antonyms of black-and-white television

Forms of black-and-white television

pluralblack-and-white televisions

Origin of black-and-white television

Retronym for television, coined after the invention of colour television to refer specifically to the type of television existing before then.

Questions about black-and-white television

What does black-and-white television mean?
Black-and-white television means a monochrome system of transmitting and receiving television signals.
What part of speech is black-and-white television?
Black-and-white television is a noun.
What is the plural of black-and-white television?
The plural of black-and-white television is black-and-white televisions.

Words near black-and-white television in the dictionary

  1. black-and-tan
  2. black-and-tans
  3. black-and-white
  4. black-and-white ruffed lemur
  5. black-and-white ruffed lemurs
  6. black-and-white television
  7. black-and-white televisions
  8. black-and-whites
  9. black-and-yellow grosbeak
  10. black-and-yellow grosbeaks
  11. black-arched moth

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