Video Definition, Meaning, and Usage

Meaning 1：video recording (video)

video 🔊

/ˈvɪdi.oʊ/

A recording of moving pictures with sound, that you can watch on a screen like a TV, computer, or phone.

Teenager watching a colorful cartoon video on a laptop in a bright room

video recording 🔊

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/ˈvɪdi.oʊ rɪˈkɔːrdɪŋ/

A digital or analog recording of moving visual images, typically combined with sound, stored and played back on electronic devices.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'videre' (to see) + '-eo', meaning 'that which is seen'.

💡 Mnemonic

Latin 'video' = 'I see'; remember: you 'see' moving pictures on a screen.

📖 Example

My little brother learned a new dance by watching a short video online. 🔊 My little brother learned a new dance by watching a short video online.

🔗 Collocations

watch a video – to view a video

record a video – to capture a video

video clip – a short segment of video

🔄 Synonyms

film (n.) – a motion picture, especially one recorded on film

movie (n.) – a motion picture shown in a cinema or on television

clip (n.) – a short extract of a film or broadcast

🚫 Antonyms

still image (n.) – a single static picture

photograph (n.) – a picture made using a camera

audio (n.) – sound, especially recorded or transmitted

🌱 Derivatives

videography (n.) – the art or practice of making video films

video game (n.) – a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a monitor or other display

videotape (n.) – magnetic tape for recording and reproducing visual images and sound

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'video' originates from the Latin verb 'videre' (to see). In modern times, it became widely used with the invention of television and later digital recording, referring to moving images with sound.