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livestream

livestream

3 3.5
A live video broadcast on the internet that people watch as it happens
  • noun
  • /ˈlaɪvˌstriːm/
  • Texting
translation icon : transmisión en vivo
  • Oh, those are people around the world tuning in to my livestream.
  • watch the livestream
  • livestream broadcast
  • Facebook livestream

Examples

  • For those of you that missed the livestream, you can catch the edited highlights in the video below.

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  • Huge thanks to all who participated in person and via the livestream.

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  • - Well, you know what you guys should do a livestream from the site.

  • I guess, he wanted to thank me for doing the livestream from the site.

  • It's a livestream from inside the school.

  • Here at the Appeal, we'll post every livestream we can get our hands on, so be sure to check back.

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  • Welcome back to my livestream.

  • For those who cannot attend in person, there will be an international livestream on the web.

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  • To watch the livestream, tune in tomorrow starting at 5:00 am PT on Red Bull's YouTube channel.

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  • You can join the exciting livestream of the concert on their official website.

Synonyms

stream
vslivestream
  • Texting
95 3.2

A live audio or video broadcast over the internet you watch as it happens

is limited to only video broadcasts rather than audio or mixed ones
to stream online
vslivestream
  • Texting
1 3.7

To show live video or sound on the internet

is the resulting video broadcast rather than the act of sending it

How Continuous

barograph
  • Specialized
9.0
livestream
  • Texting
3 3.5
telemetry
  • Specialized
38 7.5
monitoring
130 3.2
sampling
  • Specialized
14 5.8
spot check
3 3.6

Surface Forms

livestream singular
livestreams plural

Morphology

livestream = live + stream (transparent) = live + stream

Meaning is directly built from 'live' + 'stream' (a stream that is live), a straightforward compound.

Etymology

Livestream comes from two simple words: live ('in real time') and stream ('a steady flow'). Think of a river of pictures and sound sent to you as it happens, so a livestream is a live video you watch while it is happening.