Videotape — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a video recording made on magnetic tape

a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɪdɪoʊtˌeɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪdɪəʊtˌeɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪdɪəʊtˌeɪp/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈɪdɪoʊtˌeɪp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tape

Parts of Speech

noun	a video recording made on magnetic tape
noun	a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound
verb	record on videotape

Word Forms

videotape	verb	record on videotape
videotape	noun	a video recording made on magnetic tape
tape	noun	memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Videoband

eine Videoaufnahme auf Magnetband

🇫🇷French

bande vidéo

un enregistrement vidéo réalisé sur bande magnétique

🇪🇸Spanish

filmar con una videocámara

una grabación de vídeo realizada en cinta magnética

🇮🇹Italian

videocassetta

una registrazione video effettuata su nastro magnetico

🇳🇱Dutch

videoband

een video-opname gemaakt op magneetband

🇵🇹Portuguese

fita de vídeo

uma gravação de vídeo feita em fita magnética

🇷🇺Russian

видеокассета

видеозапись, сделанная на магнитной ленте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वीडियोटेप

चुंबकीय टेप पर बनाई गई एक वीडियो रिकॉर्डिंग

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিডিও টেপ

ম্যাগনেটিক টেপে তৈরি একটি ভিডিও রেকর্ডিং

🇮🇳Tamil

வீடியோ டேப்

காந்த நாடாவில் செய்யப்பட்ட வீடியோ பதிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

వీడియో టేప్

మాగ్నెటిక్ టేప్‌పై చేసిన వీడియో రికార్డింగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

व्हिडिओ टेप

चुंबकीय टेपवर बनवलेले व्हिडिओ रेकॉर्डिंग

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિડિયોટેપ

ચુંબકીય ટેપ પર બનાવેલ વિડિયો રેકોર્ડિંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಡಿಯೋ ಟೇಪ್

ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟಿಕ್ ಟೇಪ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ವೀಡಿಯೊ ರೆಕಾರ್ಡಿಂಗ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീഡിയോടേപ്പ്

മാഗ്നറ്റിക് ടേപ്പിൽ നിർമ്മിച്ച ഒരു വീഡിയോ റെക്കോർഡിംഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੀਡੀਓ ਟੇਪ

ਚੁੰਬਕੀ ਟੇਪ 'ਤੇ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਵੀਡੀਓ ਰਿਕਾਰਡਿੰਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

ویڈیو ٹیپ

مقناطیسی ٹیپ پر بنائی گئی ویڈیو ریکارڈنگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

录像带

磁带上的视频记录

🇯🇵Japanese

ビデオテープ

磁気テープに記録されたビデオ

🇰🇷Korean

비디오테이프

자기테이프에 녹화된 영상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

băng video

một đoạn video được ghi trên băng từ

🇹🇭Thai

วิดีโอเทป

การบันทึกวิดีโอด้วยเทปแม่เหล็ก

🇮🇩Indonesian

rekaman video

rekaman video yang dibuat pada pita magnetik

🇲🇾Malay

pita video

rakaman video yang dibuat pada pita magnetik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شريط فيديو

تسجيل فيديو تم إجراؤه على شريط مغناطيسي

🇮🇷Persian

نوار ویدئویی

یک فیلم ضبط شده روی نوار مغناطیسی

🇹🇷Turkish

video kaset

manyetik bant üzerine yapılan bir video kaydı

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַלֶטֶת וִידֵיאוֹ

הקלטת וידאו שנעשתה על סרט מגנטי

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The primary meaning of 'videotape' is 'a video recording made on magnetic tape'.

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Using 'videotape' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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