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broadcast

  • adjective
  • broad·cast
  • /ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/

Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.

Example

“The seed was broadcast, not drilled.”

Other meanings

  1. Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.

  2. Relating to transmissions of messages or signals to many people through radio waves or electronic means.

Synonyms

  • widespread

Related words

  • cybercast
  • fancast
  • nonbroadcast
  • postbroadcast
  • prebroadcast
  • radiobroadcast
  • anycast
  • blogcast
  • broadcastability
  • broadcastable
  • cablecast
  • lifecast

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “broadcast” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.