video camera

noun

: a camera that records video and usually audio
especially : camcorder

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The stop signs are monitored by video cameras and a photo of the offending license plate is included with the citation. Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024 Jail after his ex-girlfriend found a video camera installed in an electrical outlet in her daughter's bathroom on Friday, May 17, and alerted police. Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024 The disagreement on Connor’s participation stemmed from about a 90-second span in a hallway without video cameras. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024 Perhaps more important, its video cameras and sonar would allow the researchers to visually explore this remote environment. Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for video camera 

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of video camera was in 1939

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“Video camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20camera. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

video camera

noun
: a camera that records video and usually audio
especially : camcorder

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