# video

Pronunciation: say "VID-ee-oh" US /ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/, UK /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/

## Noun

1. A recording of moving images, with or without sound, such as a music video or a homemade clip uploaded to a website.
   - Simple: A recording of moving pictures that you can watch, with or without sound.
   - _He filmed a quick video and shared it with his followers._
   - _Viewers can scroll through thousands of short videos in a single sitting._
2. Moving images recorded, stored or transmitted electronically, considered as a medium, together with the technology used for this, as in calls or cameras.
   - Simple: Moving pictures that are recorded, kept or sent by electronic means, and the technology used for them.
   - _Most of the team's meetings now happen on video rather than in person._
   - _The phone shoots high-quality video even in low light._
4. The visual part of a recording, broadcast or signal, as opposed to its sound.
   - Simple: The picture part of a recording, a TV program or a signal, not the sound.
   - _The audio and video were slightly out of sync throughout the stream._
   - _Engineers lost the video from the satellite feed but kept the sound running._

## Verb

5. To record something on video, either by filming it with a camera or by recording a television programme to watch later. *(British)*
   - Simple: To record something on video, with a camera or by taping a TV show.
   - _Local clubs often video their training sessions for later review._
   - _The parents videoed the recital from the front row._

## Noun

3. A film or program recorded on videotape or disc for watching at home, or the videocassette itself. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A film or show on a tape or disc that you watch at home, or the tape itself.
   - _She borrowed a video from the library to watch over the weekend._
   - _The store organized its videos by genre along the back wall._
6. Television as a medium, or a particular television show or movie. *(dated)*
   - Simple: Television in general, or a single show or movie.

## Origin

Formed from the root "vide-" of Latin "videō" ("I see") plus "-o," created by analogy with "audio." The Latin word traces back through Proto-Italic to the Proto-Indo-European root *weyd-.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/video (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).