audiovisual

or au·di·o-vis·u·al

[ aw-dee-oh-vizh-oo-uhl ]

/ ˌɔ di oʊˈvɪʒ u əl /

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adjective

of, pertaining to, involving, or directed at both hearing and sight: audiovisual facilities; audiovisual techniques.

noun

Usually audiovisuals. audiovisual aids.

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Origin of audiovisual

First recorded in 1935–40; audio- + visual

OTHER WORDS FROM audiovisual

au·di·o·vis·u·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby audiovisual

audiophile, audio response, audio response unit, audiotape, audiotypist, audiovisual, audiovisual aids, audiphone, audism, audist, audit

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How to use audiovisual in a sentence

Robbie Collin in the Telegraph newspaper pronounced it, “Not a film so much as two hours of lump-free, vaguely film-like audiovisual paste.”
Oscars song contest: The story of Husavik|Heida Helgadottir, William Booth|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
The more your video looks like a true audiovisual version of what happened, the more useful it will be as evidence.
You have the right to film police. Here’s how to do it effectively — and safely.|Geoffrey Fowler|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
That’s probably one reason why the front-page-to-streaming pipeline has become so crowded—and why the interval between breaking news and in-depth audiovisual exploration shrank from years to months, if not weeks.
How Docu-Mania Took Streaming by Storm, From Tiger King to WeWork|Judy Berman|April 1, 2021|Time
Integrated Systems Europe, an annual gathering of the audiovisual industry, is also planning to meet in Barcelona in June, and a seafood-industry summit is on the books.
Has covid killed trade shows? Barcelona bets on a comeback|Jeanne Whalen|March 5, 2021|Washington Post

So he reached out to me on the public channel where we talk about home audiovisual gear and I helped him get it set up correctly.
‘You’re never putting this remote genie back in the bottle’: How GitLab’s head of remote Darren Murph spends his day|Lucinda Southern|October 5, 2020|Digiday
Yet when the new regulations for the UK Audiovisual Media Services 2014 were announced, jaws dropped.
The UK’s War on Porn: ‘Proof That Men Making These Rules Do Not See Women as Equals’|Aurora Snow|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Look, Rovard," he told the audiovisual camera which was recording his reply to Grauffis.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
Franz Veltrin was in evidence with his audiovisual recorder, and Colonel Zareff was leaning on his silver-headed sword cane.
The Cosmic Computer|Henry Beam Piper
And she has everything: all kinds of detection instruments, cameras, audiovisual pickups, armament.
The Cosmic Computer|Henry Beam Piper
And reporters, phoning stories in and getting audiovisual interviews of anybody who would hold still long enough.
The Cosmic Computer|Henry Beam Piper
Has anybody a portable audiovisual pickup that I can use to get some pictures in to my paper with?
Four-Day Planet|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for audiovisual

audiovisual

/ (ˌɔːdɪəʊˈvɪzjʊəl, -ʒʊəl) /

adjective

(esp of teaching aids) involving or directed at both hearing and sightthe language class had new audiovisual equipment

Derived forms of audiovisual

audiovisually, adverb

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audiovisual

or au·di·o-vis·u·al

Origin of audiovisual

OTHER WORDS FROM audiovisual

Words nearby audiovisual

Words related to audiovisual

How to use audiovisual in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for audiovisual

Derived forms of audiovisual