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, ˌvɪdɪəˈfɒnɪk /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• videophonic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of videophone

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

Example Sentences

That includes Oculus, which focuses on VR games and headsets; Spark AR, Facebook’s phone-based AR system; and the Portal videophone.

From The Verge • Aug. 25, 2020

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

I still love good journalism, and I wanted to hark back to an age when you didn't instantly tweet and you didn't instantly blog and you didn't videophone an event.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2012

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

From Time • Jan. 5, 2012

Why couldn't the man have a videophone like any normal person so you could find out if he were home without taking a trip halfway across the country?

From Security Risk by Clinton, Ed M.