audiovisual
or au·di·o-vis·u·al
[aw-dee-oh-vizh-oo-uh l]
- of, pertaining to, involving, or directed at both hearing and sight: audiovisual facilities; audiovisual techniques.
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- Usually audiovisuals. audiovisual aids.
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Origin of audiovisual
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He was putting together the stuff I'd transmitted in for the audiovisual newscast.
Four-Day PlanetHenry Beam Piper
Editing an audiovisual telecast is pretty much a one-man job.
Four-Day PlanetHenry Beam Piper
Franz Veltrin was in evidence with his audiovisual recorder, and Colonel Zareff was leaning on his silver-headed sword cane.
The Cosmic ComputerHenry Beam Piper
And she has everything: all kinds of detection instruments, cameras, audiovisual pickups, armament.
The Cosmic ComputerHenry Beam Piper
"Look, Rovard," he told the audiovisual camera which was recording his reply to Grauffis.
Space VikingHenry Beam Piper
audiovisual
- (esp of teaching aids) involving or directed at both hearing and sightthe language class had new audiovisual equipment
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audiovisual
- Both audible and visible.
- Of or relating to materials, such as films and videotapes, that present information in audible and pictorial form.
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