video

American  

[vid-ee-oh] / ˈvɪd iˌoʊ /

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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noun

1. the visual elements of a television broadcast

2. a film recorded on a video cassette

3. short for video cassette video cassette recorder

4. an informal name for television

verb

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

Etymology

Origin of video

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

Example Sentences

Using her skills as a filmmaker Leeds created a short sizzle video to help show what pickleball could look like as a real school sport.

From Los Angeles Times

ShiftCam’s Planck Studio is a solid-state drive the size of a chocolate square that can hold 4 or 8 terabytes’ worth of photos and videos.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stafford is one of the toughest quarterbacks ever — one can watch old Detroit Lions videos as proof — and here’s guessing he won’t even mention the hand this week.

From Los Angeles Times

Millions of people have watched videos about the dogs and their subsequent DNA test results on Tik Tok and other social media platforms.

From BBC

Verified videos and eyewitness accounts seen by the BBC appeared to show the government was ramping up its response, as it continues an overarching internet blackout.

From BBC

Related Words

• broadcast
• program
• television