video

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a recording of both the visual and audible components, especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program

   We made a video of our kid's first birthday.

2. 2
   noun

   broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects

   I am a star of screen and video.

3. 3
   noun

   the visible part of a television transmission

   The video is a bit fuzzy.

4. 4
   noun

   the appearance of text and graphics on a video display

   We are streaming video.

5. 5
   noun

   A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).

   We made a video montage of Robbie for his fiftieth birthday.

6. 6
   noun

   Television, a television show, or a movie.

7. 7
   noun

   A motion picture stored on VHS or some other format.

8. 8
   noun

   VHS.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English video From the root vide of Latin videō (“to see”) + -o, formed in analogy to audio.