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videophone

UK/'vidiəufəun/US/'vidiәu'fәun/
C2

Definitions

n.

A telephone that transmits both picture and sound

可视电话

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
videosee, look
+
phonesound, voice
=videophone

video (Latin 'I see' → image) + phone (Greek 'sound') = a phone with picture. Transparent compound.

Root phon still carries 13 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Early videophones were bulky and rarely used.

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