videophone

American  

[vid-ee-oh-fohn] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌfoʊn /

noun

1. a telephone that transmits and receives both voice and video, in the form of sequenced still images, between dedicated hardware devices.

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videophone British  

/ ˈvɪdɪəˌfəʊn /

noun

1. a telephonic device in which there is both verbal and visual communication between parties

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Other Word Forms

• videophonic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of videophone

First recorded in 1950–55; video + (tele)phone

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

videophone

In an emotional interchange over the videophone last night, her son David had tried to dissuade her.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2020

And if you’re lucky, you might find a laptop or other device with a built-in cover — like the sadly departed Asus Eee PC 1018P or the much newer Facebook Portal videophone.

From The Verge ● Dec. 10, 2019

Sometimes, as with the videophone that Bell Labs introduced in the 1960s, it’s at least partly because they don’t fit the existing infrastructure.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2014

The company called it a teleprescence device, but here’s what it really was: the world’s coolest videophone.

From Time ● Jan. 5, 2012

On the videophone Mrs. Kalmar was dismayed for a moment, until Dr. Lowell told her to put through an emergency order to Central Commissary and he'd verify it.

From No Charge for Alterations by Horace Leonard Gold

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