webcam

noun

web·​cam ˈweb-ˌkam 

variants often Webcam

: a camera used in transmitting live images over the Internet

Examples of webcam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And a colleague spotted on a webcam video what appeared to be flurries at Beech Mountain Saturday morning. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026

Dell gets the other details right, too, by including a sharp 8MP webcam, bright keyboard backlighting, and surprisingly strong speakers. — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

The film follows Alejandra, a single mother who works as a webcam model in a studio in Medellín, and Andrew, a disabled war veteran living in the outskirts of New Jersey. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Leaving behind the 1996–2000 era of clunky plastic telephones with long cords and no internet, Scream 4 adapts to the times and introduces cell phones, webcams, laptops, and social media. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for webcam

• abram
• ashram
• buckram
• doorjamb
• exam
• goddam
• grandam
• priam
• program
• programme
• wolfram
• abraham

Kids Definition

webcam

noun

web·​cam ˈweb-ˌkam 

often capitalized

: a camera used in transmitting live images over the World Wide Web