English Explanatory Dictionary

black-and-white television

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

black-and-white television black-and-white televisions

Etymology

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

Antonyms

system television set
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