video

noun
/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/

Transient visual content or media, processed with technology, especially electronic.

Example

“Early TV used film to record video.”

Other meanings

A recording or medium of visual content, especially audiovisual content for playback; a motion picture, movie, film.
Television content or media.

Synonyms

picture

Related words

body-worn video
video prompt
component video
composite video
concept video
described video
digital video recorder
file video
full motion video
full-motion video
haul video
iceberg video

Example sentences

“I just watched a bunch of those videos.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Do you create your own music videos?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“The video cameras are mainly there to deter thieves.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "videō" (to see).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “video” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.