videophone

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noun

A telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.

Similar
vidphoneviewphonepicturephonevisionphone
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Meanings

nounvideophone (plural videophones)

plural videophones

  1. A telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.

    Synonyms: vidphone, viewphone, picturephone, visionphone

    1. datedA cell phone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cell phones and camera-less cell phones.

      Synonyms: vidphone, viewphone, picturephone, visionphone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.

Similar
vidphoneviewphonepicturephonevisionphone

nounA cell phone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cell phones and camera-less cell phones.

Similar
vidphoneviewphonepicturephonevisionphone
Also see
viewphonevisionphonevisiphone

Origin

From video- + phone.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 視頻電話 /视频电话, 電視電話 /电视电话
  • 視頻電話 /视频电话 (shìpín diànhuà)type of telephone
  • 電視電話 /电视电话 (diànshì diànhuà)type of telephone
  • 可視電話 /可视电话 (kěshì diànhuà)type of telephone
  • 視像電話 /视像电话 (shìxiàng diànhuà)type of telephone
Danish videotelefon
  • videotelefontype of telephone
Dutch beeldtelefoon
  • beeldtelefoontype of telephone
Finnish videopuhelin
  • videopuhelintype of telephone
French visiophone
  • visiophonetype of telephone
German Bildtelefon
  • Bildtelefontype of telephone
Hungarian videotelefon
  • videotelefontype of telephone
Irish físeafón
  • físeafóntype of telephone
Italian videotelefono
  • videotelefonotype of telephone
Japanese テレビ電話
  • テレビ電話 (terebi denwa)type of telephone
Korean 비디오폰, 영상전화
  • 비디오폰 (bidiopon)type of telephone
  • 영상전화 (yeongsangjeonhwa)type of telephone
Norwegian Bokmål videotelefon
  • videotelefontype of telephone
Polish wideofon
  • wideofontype of telephone
Portuguese videofone
  • videofonetype of telephone
Spanish videófono
  • videófonotype of telephone
Welsh fideoffon
  • fideoffontype of telephone
Cite this entry
APA

videophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/videophone

MLA

“videophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/videophone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “videophone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/videophone.

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