Meanings
plural visiphones
- datedliteratureA telephone capable of making video calls.
During the late 21st century, the wide-spread use of portable voice-activated interactive computers and visiphones brought communications to their zenith.
2010, Eileen Siedman, The Faithful: 23rd Century Morality: A Mystery Novel, Bloomington, I.N.: Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 25Synonyms: videophone
present singular third person visiphones · participle present visiphoning · participle past visiphoned · past visiphoned
- datedliteratureTo call someone using a visiphone.
"Plum, try viziphoning them." / Plum pushed a key and said, "CQ, this is the starship Shillelagh of the Asteroid Federation, calling CQ."
1987, Thomas R. McDonough, The Architects of Hyperspace, New York, N.Y.: Avon, →ISBNSynonyms: videophone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA telephone capable of making video calls.
verbTo call someone using a visiphone.
Origin
Possibly derived from vision + phone.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
visiphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visiphone
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