TV

Abbreviation of television.

Noun

  1. Abbreviation of television.
    • I saw an ad for that on TV.
    • Believe me, the sun always shines on TV - 1985, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, “The Sun Always Shines on T.V.”, in Hunting High and Low, performed by a-ha:
    • USB-C isn’t just how many PC laptops are charged; it’s also how the Chromecast With Google TV draws power. It’s also the only USB port in any modern MacBook, and it’s used for charging and data transfer in many Samsung...
  2. Initialism of tricuspid valve.
    • 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure She spoke of her male side as her "brother" as do older, more conventional TVs.
    • I am in isolation and am lonely and would like to correspond with TVs, TSs and queens. - 1986 April 12, David Anderson, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 18:
    • TV's who dominate and TV's who are dominated! TV's who are hot, sexy and horny as hell! - 1996, Forced Womanhood, number 20, page 32:

    Hypernyms: heart valve valve part portion

    Coordinate Terms: AoV MV PV

  3. Initialism of tidal volume.
  4. Initialism of tax value.

    Hypernyms: value amount

    Coordinate Terms: ACV worth price

  5. Initialism of Taylor's Version.
  6. Abbreviation of transvestite.

Origin

Abbreviation, from television.

Forms

TVs T.V. teevee teevy

Related

telly

Derived

appointment TV cable TV colour TV color TV dish TV linear TV made-for-TV Prestige TV satellite TV slow TV smart TV threevee tri-V TVaholic TV black TVCR TV dinner TV evangelism TV evangelist TV land TV-phobic TV programme TV program TV rock