video

[ vid-ee-oh ]

noun

1. a program, movie, or other visual media product featuring moving images, with or without audio, that is recorded and saved digitally or on videocassette: She used her phone to record a video of her baby's first steps.

   Let's stay at home and watch a video.

   She used her phone to record a video of her baby's first steps.

   I spent all morning watching videos of cats online.

2. Television.
   1. the elements of television, as in a program or script, pertaining to the transmission or reception of the image ( audio ).
   2. the video part of a television broadcast.
3. Informal. videotape.
4. Informal. television:

   She is a star of stage and video.

5. music video.

adjective

1. of or relating to the electronic apparatus for producing the television picture:

   video amplifier.

2. of or relating to television, especially the visual elements.
3. of or relating to videocassettes, VCRs, music videos, etc.:

   a video shop.

4. pertaining to or employed in the transmission or reception of television pictures.

video

/ ˈvɪdɪˌəʊ /

adjective

1. relating to or employed in the transmission or reception of a televised image
2. of, concerned with, or operating at video frequencies

noun

1. the visual elements of a television broadcast
2. a film recorded on a video cassette
3. See video cassette recorder, video cassette
   short for video cassette video cassette recorder
4. See television
   an informal name for television

verb

1. to record (a television programme, etc) on a video cassette recorder

Word History and Origins

Origin of video¹

First recorded in 1930–35; from Latin vidē(re) “to see” + -o, as in audio

Word History and Origins

Origin of video¹

C20: from Latin vidēre to see, on the model of audio

Example Sentences

In the first episode, an officer is shown video of himself shooting and killing a man.

From The Daily Beast

That article noted that the F-35 does not currently have the ability to down-link live video to ground troops,.

From The Daily Beast

Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link  or infrared pointer at this point.

From The Daily Beast

Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.

From The Daily Beast

I've seen video of that satirical guide to SXSW in 1998 where you asked a bunch of bands odd questions.

From The Daily Beast

Pinhead video-cameras cost less than a good restaurant dinner these days, so they're showing up everywhere.

From Project Gutenberg

This kid -- his handle was Kameraspie -- had sent me an even better video this time around.

From Project Gutenberg

"Oh my dear sweet Buddha," I said looking at the screen as it faded to black, starting the video again.

From Project Gutenberg

He turned his screen around so that I could see the video feed from the social studies classroom.

From Project Gutenberg

She was breaking up the video into billions of pieces and hiding each of them in a normal message to a DNS server.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• broadcast
• program
• television