video

[ vid-ee-oh ]

/ ˈvɪd iˌoʊ /

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noun

a program, movie, or other visual media product featuring moving images, with or without audio, that is recorded and saved digitally or on videocassette: 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.

Television.

the elements of television, as in a program or script, pertaining to the transmission or reception of the image (distinguished from audio).
the video part of a television broadcast.

Informal. videotape.

Informal. television: She is a star of stage and video.

music video.

adjective

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

of or relating to television, especially the visual elements.

of or relating to videocassettes, VCRs, music videos, etc.: a video shop.

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

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Origin of video

1930–35; <Latin vidē(re) to see + -o as in audio

Words nearby video

vidarabine, vide, vide ante, vide infra, videlicet, video, video art, video call, video camera, videocassette, videocassette recorder

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How to use video in a sentence

There was the TV personality from Argentina who posted a video of her mother getting vaccinated in Miami, Florida.
Don’t hate the vaccine tourists, hate the vaccine game|Jen Kirby|February 12, 2021|Vox
The video is just under 10 minutes long and is pretty detailed.
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Presumably, Newman has Googled himself a few times because he admitted that he has watched video from “every angle I could possibly watch,” something he does with every crash, not just his, in an effort to learn.
Ryan Newman returns to Daytona 500, with no memory of 2020 crash and ‘therefore no fear’|Cindy Boren|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
The video now has nearly 4 million views on her Instagram page.
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She says in the video, according to the FBI, that even though she is not from Kansas City, she is “with them now.”
Five more charged in Capitol riot allegedly teamed with Kansas City Proud Boys|Spencer Hsu, Rachel Weiner|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
In the first episode, an officer is shown video of himself shooting and killing a man.
'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops|Melissa Leon|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That article noted that the F-35 does not currently have the ability to down-link live video to ground troops,.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I've seen video of that satirical guide to SXSW in 1998 where you asked a bunch of bands odd questions.
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Pinhead video-cameras cost less than a good restaurant dinner these days, so they're showing up everywhere.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
This kid -- his handle was Kameraspie -- had sent me an even better video this time around.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
"Oh my dear sweet Buddha," I said looking at the screen as it faded to black, starting the video again.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
He turned his screen around so that I could see the video feed from the social studies classroom.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
She was breaking up the video into billions of pieces and hiding each of them in a normal message to a DNS server.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for video

video

/ (ˈvɪdɪˌəʊ) /

adjective

relating to or employed in the transmission or reception of a televised image

of, concerned with, or operating at video frequencies

noun plural -os

the visual elements of a television broadcast

a film recorded on a video cassette

short for video cassette, video cassette recorder

US an informal name for television

verb videos, videoing or videoed

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

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Word Origin for video

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

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