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VIDEO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)
Synonyms:
video; video recording
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("video" is a kind of...):
recording (a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "video"):
videocassette (a cassette for videotape)
videotape (a video recording made on magnetic tape)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
Example:
Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done
Synonyms:
telecasting; television; TV; video
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("video" is a kind of...):
broadcasting (taking part in a radio or tv program)
Meronyms (parts of "video"):
picture; video (the visible part of a television transmission)
audio; sound (the audible part of a transmitted signal)
Domain member category:
frequency band; waveband (a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals))
boob tube; goggle box; idiot box; television; television receiver; television set; telly; tv; tv set (an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen)
television; television system (a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points)
action replay; instant replay; replay (the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape)
couch potato (an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television))
telecast; televise (broadcast via television)
colorcast (broadcast in color)
closed-captioned (broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment; can be provided for hard-of-hearing viewers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "video"):
cable; cable television (television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver)
HDTV; high-definition television (a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The visible part of a television transmission
Example:
they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone
Synonyms:
picture; video
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("video" is a kind of...):
visual communication (communication that relies on vision)
Holonyms ("video" is a part of...):
telecasting; television; TV; video (broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(computer science) the appearance of text and graphics on a video display
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("video" is a kind of...):
visual communication (communication that relies on vision)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb video
Context examples:
In all video frames, children could look at the onscreen characters’ eyes, mouth, body or surrounding objects.
(Children’s visual engagement is heritable and altered in autism, National Institutes of Health)
It then sorts them into a video sequence afterwards.
(World's Fastest Film Camera, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
An object that includes binary encoding of a picture, photo, image, graphic, sound, or video.
(Binary Object, NCI Thesaurus)
A desktop conferencing system consists of a computer, an attached video camera, microphone, and speakers, and a telephone or network connection.
(Desktop Video, NCI Thesaurus)
For the analysis, a three-dimensional optical motion capture system was used, similar to those used in animation films and video games.
(Researchers identify the maximum weight that children should carry in their school backpacks, University of Granada)
Having sent back multiple still images via their wide-angle and stereo cameras, Minerva-II1B has now sent back the first video of the mission.
(First Ever Video of Asteroid Sent Back to Earth by Japanese Rovers, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Lastly, the researchers asked participants to view a video of a rejection in action, to assess if feelings of forgiveness can be affected.
(Sometimes You Shouldn't Say Sorry, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The researchers used electroencephalography (EEG) to record the brain activity of participants as they watched videos of stories told in American Sign Language (ASL).
(The Rhythms of Sign Language, NSF)
Materials, frequently computer applications, that combine some or all of text, sound, graphics, animation, and video into integrated packages.
(Multimedia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A computer-controlled presentation of some combination of audio, video, animation, graphics, still photo, and/or text where users can control the presentation and often interact with it.
(Multimedia, NCI Thesaurus)
