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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With the watch made by Chinese brand Xiaotiancai, which means “Little Genius,” they could track their child’s location and video chat with him, among other features.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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
We may not be able to teleport, either physically or via hologram, but we can Zoom or video chat with pretty much anyone anywhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Over the course of two days, Leavy and I talked back and forth on video chat, email, text and the phone about the state of baseball.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 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
