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audiovisual

audiovisual

1 3.7
A device or material that uses both sight and sound to show information
  • noun
  • /ˌɔːdiəʊˈvɪʒuəl/
translation icon : audiovisual
  • The importance of audiovisual (AV) in delivering a successful event should not be underestimated.

Examples

  • So game developers and publishers get away with doing the least amount of work in the gameplay department and just amp up the audiovisuals and Hollywood.

    Blog text (33)
  • The audiovisuals and games provided visual or experiential understanding of such concepts as models, market clearing, and so forth.

    Academic text (1997)
  • "Audiovisual" came to mean something more than showing a movie.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The three methods teachers used most often were observations, audiovisuals, and lectures (Table 8).

    Academic text (1994)
  • Audiovisuals would violate the Amish commandment prohibiting "engraven images."

    Academic text (1996)
  • Thus, two different stimuli of each type were presented per condition in the control conditions (video, audio, and congruent audiovisual), and four different stimuli of each type were presented per condition in the incongruent experimental conditions.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Shouldn't visual culture begin by postulating the imbrication of vision with other senses, insisting on the "audiovisual" and the "imagetext" in order to portray visual media (and everyday visual experience) as a mixed, composite construction?

    Academic text (1995)
  • The teacher used audiovisual materials to enhance the students' learning experience during the lesson.

  • For the presentation, we need to include several audiovisual resources, like videos and slides, to effectively convey the message.

  • The conference featured a variety of audiovisual aids that helped the audience understand complex topics more clearly.

Synonyms

multimedia
vsaudiovisual
  • Specialized
12 3.8

Use of text, images, sound and video together on computers or in presentations

limits media to sight and sound for teaching or communication
sound film
vsaudiovisual
1 3.6

A movie that has recorded sound and spoken dialogue

is broader covering teaching or communication materials beyond recorded visual presentations
audiovisual aid
vsaudiovisual
3.5

A tool like a video or slide that uses sight and sound to help teach

is the general term for such devices rather than a specific teaching tool
visuoauditory
vsaudiovisual
  • Specialized
8.6

A thing that uses both sight and hearing to give information

is focused on teaching devices rather than general displays or systems

Compounds

A tool like a video or slide that uses sight and sound to help teach

How Varied

multimedia system
  • Specialized
1 3.9
audiovisual
1 3.7
image
1.0
machine-readable text
  • Specialized
4.2

Surface Forms

audiovisual singular
audiovisuals plural

Morphology

audiovisual = audio + visual (transparent) = audio + visual

Meaning is directly the combination of 'audio' (sound) and 'visual' (sight), a standard, productive compound.

Etymology

The word audiovisual comes from the parts audio- ('to hear') and visual ('to see'). So an audiovisual is a thing, like a video or device, that uses both sound and pictures.