Phrase guide

video recording

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A visual or audiovisual recording on videotape, DVD, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The process of making such recordings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: video

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: recording

Narrower terms: videocassette, videotape

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: video-opname — a visual or audiovisual recording
  • Finnish: videotallenne — a visual or audiovisual recording
  • Georgian: ვიდეოჩანაწერი (videočanac̣eri) — a visual or audiovisual recording
  • German: Videoaufzeichnung — a visual or audiovisual recording
  • German: Videoaufnahme — a visual or audiovisual recording
  • Greek: βιντεοεγγραφή (vinteoengrafí) — a visual or audiovisual recording
  • Greek: βιντεογράφηση (vinteográfisi) — a visual or audiovisual recording
  • Russian: видеозапись (videozapisʹ) — a visual or audiovisual recording
  • Vietnamese: bản ghi video — a visual or audiovisual recording
  • Vietnamese: bản ghi hình — a visual or audiovisual recording