video call

or vid·e·o·call

[ vid-ee-oh kawl ]

noun

1. an act or instance of communicating with one or more people using a smartphone, mobile device, webcam, etc., to transmit and receive both audio and video.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to communicate with (one or more people) by using a smartphone, computer, etc., to transmit and receive audio and video: Employees working remotely are expected to videocall into the department meetings with the collaboration app.

   It would be nice if the grandkids lived closer, but at least we video call each other pretty often.

   Employees working remotely are expected to videocall into the department meetings with the collaboration app.

video call

noun

1. a call made via a mobile phone with a camera and a screen, allowing the participants to see each other as they talk

Word History and Origins

Origin of video call¹

First recorded in 1970–75