What does "video" mean?
Television, a television show, or a movie.
Video
/ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Television, a television show, or a movie.
- Grammar: video is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: video recording, clip, digital, electronic.
- Useful contrasts: static views, analog, delayed video.
- Usage evidence: Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.
How to use "video"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Television, a television show, or a movie. countable, uncountable
- 2 a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program) wordnet
- 3 A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube). countable, uncountable
"We made a video montage of Robbie for his fiftieth birthday."
- 4 broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects wordnet
- 5 A motion picture stored on VHS or some other format. countable, uncountable
Show 3 more definitions
- 6 the visible part of a television transmission wordnet
- 7 VHS. countable, dated, uncountable
- 8 (computer science) the appearance of text and graphics on a video display wordnet
Verb
- 1 To record using a video camera, to videotape British
- 2 To record a television program British
- 3 To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound. ambitransitive
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "video"?
Common synonyms include: video recording, clip, digital, electronic, film, footage.
How do you use "video" in a sentence?
Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.
How do you pronounce "video"?
Pronounced /ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English video From the root vide of Latin videō (“I see”) + -o, formed in analogy to audio.