smellevision

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English

Etymology

A variant of smell-o-vision, possibly also a blend of smell +‎ television.

Noun

smellevision (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of smell-o-vision
- 1944 October 28, Michael Sasanoff, Bob Clampett, director, “The Old Grey Hare”, in Merrie Melodies, Burbank, Calif.: Warner Bros. Pictures; Vitaphone Corporation, →OCLC:
  SMELLEVISION REPLACES TELEVISION! Carl Stalling sez, "It will never work!"
  Appears as a newspaper headline in the cartoon.
- 1991, Michael Brian Schiffer, “A Portable Depression”, in The Portable Radio in American Life, Tucson, Ariz.; London: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 116:
  Other techno-mancers forecast fax in the home, "smellevision" (television sets equipped to emit appropriate odors for each scene), and luminescent paints that store sunlight during the day and glow at night. These new products would surely brighten the future.

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