broadcasting

adj, noun — 4 senses

broadcasting

adj

US /ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/ · /ˈbɹɑdkæstɪŋ/

1

Sending in all directions.

broadcasting

noun
1

Business The business or profession of radio and television.

  • Broadcasting can be a lucrative field, but very few people end up on the air.
2

The act by which something is broadcast.

  • frequent broadcastings of the same old material
3

Agriculture, Business, Lifestyle The act of spreading seeds over a wide area.

  • The results show less difference in drilling as against broadcasting of oats than wheat.1920, Union of South Africa Department of Agriculture Report on Agricultural Education for the Year 1st April, 1918, to 31st March, 1919., Cape Town, South Africa, page 43:
Derived terms
brandcasting, lifecasting, microbroadcasting, mobilecasting, multicasting, nonbroadcasting, prebroadcasting, pubcasting, slivercasting, sportscasting, thought broadcasting

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