videoconference
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈvaɪdiˌoʊˌkɒnfərəns/
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videoconferencia
- During the pandemic, businesses relied on videoconference technology to maintain communication with remote employees.
- videoconference session
Examples
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Many routine meetings will be held by videoconference, allowing participants to connect from different locations.
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The company sends out preparatory material, then students participate in two videoconferences: one in which they discuss the designated topic with other high school students, and another in which they discuss the topic with experts.
Academic text (2007) -
So, we actually had a videoconference with the man in Switzerland.
Academic text (2001) -
Collaboration software lets people in different locations talk via a videoconference or conference call while sharing documents and information over the Internet.
Academic text (2003) -
As the program developed and the students from both sides of the ocean got to know each other, a videoconference session allowed students to see their peers face to face, ask questions, and engage in dialogue.
Academic text (2013) -
Users can present objects, images, or text; capture images; send video email; create video portfolios; and do videoconferences via the Internet.
Academic text (2001) -
A secondary purpose of the videoconference sessions was to allow the consultant to evaluate the child's performance and make curriculum recommendations.
Academic text (2006) -
The first global-learning videoconference for her students allowed them to converse with students in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, P.R. China.
Academic text (2008) -
Students from various countries participate in a weekly videoconference to discuss their projects and share ideas.
Synonyms
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3.0
A phone call where more than two people talk, usually for work
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4.4
A meeting with people in different places using video or phone
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3.5
A live video meeting with one or more people
A meeting held by phone or video link for people in different places
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
videoconference = video + conference (transparent) = video + conference
The compound directly denotes a conference conducted via video technology, so learners who know the parts can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Videoconference joins video ('to see') and conference ('a meeting'), so it means a meeting where people see and talk to each other by video from different places.