English Words Starting With V

• videocassette

  nounC1
  /ˌvɪdɪəʊkəˈset/A plastic cassette containing magnetic tape for recording and playing back video and sound, typically used with a VCR.
• videocassette recorder

  nounLow (historical/obsolete technology)
  /ˌvɪd.i.əʊ.kəˈset rɪˌkɔː.dər/An electronic device for recording and playing back video and audio from a videocassette tape.
• videocast

  nounverb-ambitransitiveC1/C2
  /ˈvɪdɪəʊˌkɑːst/A video-based broadcast distributed over the internet, typically as part of a series.
• videoconference

  nounB2
  /ˈvɪd.i.əʊˌkɒn.frəns/A meeting or discussion conducted between people in different locations using video and audio transmission technology.
• videoconferencing

  nounC1
  /ˌvɪd.i.əʊˈkɒn.fər.ən.sɪŋ/The act or technology of conducting a meeting or conversation between people in different locations via live video and audio transmission.
• videodisc

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.dɪsk/A disc, typically made of plastic, on which video and often audio content is recorded for playback using a laser or stylus.
• videodisc player

  nounLow
  /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.dɪsk ˈpleɪ.ə/A device designed to play back prerecorded video content stored on a disc, typically using laser technology.
• videodisk

  nounC1
  /ˈvɪd.i.əʊˌdɪsk/A flat, circular disk used to store and replay video recordings.
• videofit

  nounlow
  /ˈvɪdɪəʊˌfɪt/A computer-generated likeness of a suspect's face, created by combining facial features from a database.
• videographer

  nounB2
  /ˌvɪd.iˈɒɡ.rə.fər/A person who records moving images using a video camera, typically for professional purposes.
• videography

  nounC1
  /ˌvɪd.iˈɒɡ.rə.fi/The process or art of recording moving images on video, especially in a professional or artistic capacity.
• videophile

  nounLow
  /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.faɪl/A person who is deeply interested in or passionate about high-quality video reproduction and equipment.
• videophone

  nounLow
  /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.fəʊn/A telephone device that transmits both audio and video, allowing users to see each other while talking.
• videoplay

  nounB1
  /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.pleɪ/A single instance of a video file being displayed or streamed.
• videoporn

  nounLow
  /ˈvɪdɪəʊˌpɔːn/A colloquial or slang term for sexually explicit video material.
• videorecorder

  nounC1
  /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.rɪˌkɔː.dər/A device for recording and playing back television programmes and other video material onto magnetic tape, typically a cassette.
• videotape

  nounverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.teɪp/Magnetic tape used for recording and reproducing television images and sound.
• videotape recorder

  nounB1
  /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.teɪp rɪˌkɔː.dər/An electronic device that records and plays back audio and video content onto magnetic tape.
• videotex

  nounVery Low (historical term)
  /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ.teks/An early electronic information system for displaying text and simple graphics on a television screen or terminal, typically accessed via a telephone line or cable connection.
• videotext

  nounC2
  /ˈvɪdɪəʊtɛkst/A system for transmitting text and simple graphics over television signals or telephone lines to be displayed on a television screen.

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