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单词 videophone
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videophonen.

Brit. /ˈvɪdɪə(ʊ)fəʊn/, U.S. /ˈvɪdioʊˌfoʊn/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: video adj., phone n.2
Etymology: < video adj. + phone n.2 Compare slightly later video telephone n. at video adj. and n. Compounds 2.
A telephone device transmitting and receiving a visual image as well as sound; spec. (in later use) a smartphone capable of transmitting and receiving a visual image.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone > types of
microtelephone1879
field telephone1880
telephone extension1881
pay telephone1886
home telephone1893
substation1897
extension1906
railophone1911
dial phone1917
payphone1919
dial telephone1921
autophone1922
mobile telephone1930
viewphone1932
videophone1944
mobile phone1945
car phone1946
video telephone1947
speaker-phone1955
picture telephone1956
princess phone1959
touchtone telephone1961
touch-tone1962
touchtone phone1963
picture phone1964
Trimphone1965
princess telephone1966
vision-telephone1966
visiophone1971
princess1973
warbler1973
landline1977
cardphone1978
feature phone1979
smartphone1980
mobile1982
cell phone1983
Vodafone1984
cellular1985
mobile device1989
brick1990
satphone1991
celly1992
burner phone1996
keitai1998
burner2002
1944 R. E. Lee Television v. 83 We shall undoubtedly see videophones replacing telephones in common usage.
1971 New Scientist 1 July 14/2 The West Germans have recently begun operating a 240-mile experimental videophone link.
1987 T. Forester High-tech Society (1989) iv. 103 A host of new facilities such as videophones, teleshopping, home banking and telecommuting.
1993 Independent on Sunday 8 Aug. (Business section) 15/1 Its owner-operator is a ‘teleworker’ who uses the videophone so much that he or she now finds it strange to talk in ‘audio’ only.
2005 BusinessWeek 28 Feb. 61/2 An online car-chase game in which players use an LG videophone as they zoom after bad guys.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

videophonev.

Brit. /ˈvɪdɪə(ʊ)fəʊn/, U.S. /ˈvɪdioʊˌfoʊn/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: videophone n.
Etymology: < videophone n., after telephone v.
intransitive and transitive. To call or speak to using a videophone. In later use also: to record or transmit (visual images) using a videophone.
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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate with by telephone [verb (transitive)] > by specific service
long-distance1919
videophone1945
freephone1988
1945 Life 9 Apr. 109/1 (advt.) From sound-proof booth, passengers may video-phone anywhere while train is moving.
1951 C. L. Moore No Woman Born in ‘M. Leinster’ Great Stories Sci. Fiction 186 Maltzer videophoned him on the morning set for her return.
1979 H. S. Jacobson tr. M. Emtsev & E. Parnov in New Soviet Sci. Fiction 193 Twice he had videophoned; his face flashed on the screen briefly and disappeared.
1993 New Scientist 17 Apr. 19/1 (heading) Don't videophone us, we'll videophone you.
2005 Irish Times (Nexis) 3 Aug. 6 Members of the gang..attacked the teenager..while other assailants videophoned the incident.
2014 A. Britton Threatcon Delta xxv. 206 Dunlap sent an urgent e-mail to his counterpart... Then he videophoned her.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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