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Streamed vs Broadcast - What's the difference?

streamed | broadcast |

As verbs the difference between streamed and broadcast

is that streamed is past tense of stream while broadcast is to transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means.

As adjectives the difference between streamed and broadcast

is that streamed is divided into academic streams while broadcast is (omnidirectionally)cast or scattered widely, in all directions.

As a noun broadcast is

a transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.

streamed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (stream)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (UK, education) Divided into academic streams.

    • Antonyms

    * nonstreamed * unstreamed

    Anagrams

    * *

    broadcast

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (senseid)cast or scattered widely, in all directions
  • transmitted, signalled, or communicated via radio waves or electronic means
  • relating to transmissions of messages or signals via radio waves or electronic means
  • * '>citation

    • Synonyms

    * widespread

    Antonyms

    * narrowcast

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.
  • * '>citation
  • A programme (show, bulletin, documentary, and so on) so transmitted.
  • (dated) The act of scattering seed.

    • Antonyms

    * narrowcast

    Verb

  • To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
  • * '>citation
  • To transmit a message over a wide area
  • To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program
  • (archaic) To sow seeds over a wide area
  • * '>citation
  • To send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people
  • (broadcast)

    • Synonyms

    * air

    Antonyms

    * narrowcast

    Related terms

    * broadcaster * broadcasting * vodcast

    References

    * * English irregular verbs English verbs with base form identical to past participle