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videodisc

noun · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An optical disc containing a video recording that can be viewed on a television receiver.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: videodisk, DVD

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: optical disk, optical disc

History

Etymology

From video + disc.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: vidéodisque — an optical disc used to record video images on special equipment
  • Icelandic: mynddiskur — an optical disc used to record video images on special equipment
  • Irish: físdiosca — an optical disc used to record video images on special equipment
  • Polish: wideodysk — an optical disc used to record video images on special equipment
  • Russian: видеоди́ск (videodísk) — an optical disc used to record video images on special equipment