video call
noun
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.
video chat
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a variation of
video call.
Example Sentences
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“Any time River gets any kind of small win, I’m delighted for him,” Lowden said in a video chat from his parents’ home in Scotland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Alice Cook, 17, who has been coming to the tables for a couple of years, describes the experience as “real-life Omegle,” a service that let users video chat with strangers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Several of the smartest legal experts will join my colleagues Mark Joseph Stern and Dahlia Lithwick for a live video chat about everything that happened at the high court this year.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
When Prof Etchells and I speak, it is via video chat.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
“And now she’s going home where she’ll be late for a video chat with her friends because she’s too busy getting this one idea right.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
