videophone
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- noun
- /ˈvaɪdɪˌfoʊn/
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videófono
- He didn't like these late-night videophone calls, but he felt obliged to listen.
- joining us via videophone
- live via videophone
- videophone call
Examples
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My therapy session by videophone was almost over.
Fiction book (1998) -
Richter punches a button, and the agent appears on the videophone screen.
Fiction book (1990) -
Please enter videophone access code.
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Your videophone access code is approved.
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When I got back to my room, there was a message on the videophone.
Fiction book (1994) -
The videophone screen shows a man's hand blocking the lens.
Fiction book (1990) -
Everett calls to Richter to come to the car and take a call on the videophone.
Fiction book (1990) -
Quaid no sooner enters and closes the curtains than the videophone rings.
Fiction book (1990) -
She activates her phone, which has turned into a modern wall-mounted videophone, and places the call.
Fiction book (1998) -
With his new videophone, he was able to see and talk to his family while they were miles apart.
Synonyms
A phone that shows you the other person while you talk
How Clear
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Videophone is made by joining video ('to see') and phone ('voice' or 'sound'). So a videophone is a device that lets you see and hear someone live even when you are far away.