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Meaning of broadcast station

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

broadcast

Pronunciation:/ˈbɹɑdkæst//-kæst//ˈbɹɔdkæst/

noun

Definitions

  1. A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.

  2. A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.

    Example: The DJ was feeling nervous before his first national broadcast.

    Antonyms:narrowcast
  3. The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.

verb

Definitions

  1. To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.

    Synonyms:airtransmit
    Antonyms:narrowcast
  2. To transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.

  3. To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.

  4. To sow seeds over a wide area.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.

  2. Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.

  3. Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means.

adverb

Definitions

  1. Widely in all directions; abroad.

  2. By having its seeds sown over a wide area.