videophone - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From video +‎ phone.

videophone (plural videophones)

1. A telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.

   Synonyms: (science fiction) vidphone, viewphone, picturephone, visionphone

   Coordinate terms: (mobile phone) photophone, smartphone, feature phone, beeper, pager, email appliance

   Coordinate terms: (landline phone) videotext terminal, fax machine, internet appliance

   1. (dated) A cellphone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cellphones and camera-less cellphones.

      Coordinate terms: smartphone, featurephone, cameraphone, photophone