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videophone

videophone noun: a telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.

videophone: a telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions
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Noun

videophone (plural videophones)

  1. A telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.
    1. (dated) A cell phone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cell phones and camera-less cell phones.

Synonyms of videophone

Forms of videophone

pluralvideophones

Origin of videophone

From video- + phone.

Questions about videophone

What does videophone mean?
Videophone means a telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.
What part of speech is videophone?
Videophone is a noun.
What is the plural of videophone?
The plural of videophone is videophones.

Words near videophone in the dictionary

  1. videooculography
  2. videophile
  3. videophiles
  4. videophilia
  5. videophobia
  6. videophone
  7. videophones
  8. videophonic
  9. videophony
  10. videoplanimetry
  11. videopoker

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