Definition of VIDEOTAPE

videotape

Meanings

Plural: videotapes

Noun

  • a video recording made on magnetic tape
  • a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
  • A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.

Verb

  • record on videotape
  • to make a recording of something on videotape
  • To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.

Origin / Etymology

From video + tape, a trademark of media company Ampex.

Synonyms

tape

Scrabble Score: 15

videotape is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
videotape is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
videotape is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

videotape is a valid Words With Friends word