video conference

See also: videoconference, video-conference, and vidéoconférence

English

Alternative forms

videoconference, video-conference

Etymology

From video +‎ conference.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɪdiəʊ ˌkɒnfəɹəns/, /- ˌkɒnfɹəns/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

video conference (plural video conferences)

(telecommunications) A conference held by video link; an arranged video phone call between more than two parties.
The four of us should hold a video conference next week.
Synonym: video teleconference

Translations

conference held by video link

Chinese:
Mandarin: 視頻會議／视频会议 (zh) (shìpín huìyì), 視訊會議／视讯会议 (shìxùn huìyì), 可視會議／可视会议 (kěshì huìyì)
Finnish: videoneuvottelu (fi)
French: visioconférence (fr) f
German: Videokonferenz (de) f
Greek: βιντεοδιάσκεψη f (vinteodiáskepsi)
Irish: físchomhdháil f
Japanese: ビデオ会議 (bideo kaigi)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: vîdeokonferans (ku)
Polish: wideokonferencja f
Portuguese: videoconferência (pt) f
Romanian: videoconferință f
Russian: видеоконфере́нция (ru) f (videokonferéncija)
Spanish: videoconferencia f

Verb

video conference (third-person singular simple present video conferences, present participle video conferencing, simple past and past participle video conferenced)

(intransitive, telecommunications) To hold or take part in a video conference.
I video conferenced with the client this morning.

Translations

take part in a video conference

Chinese:
Mandarin: 視頻會議／视频会议 (zh) (shìpín huìyì), 視訊會議／视讯会议 (shìxùn huìyì), 可視會議／可视会议 (kěshì huìyì)
Finnish: osallistua videoneuvotteluun
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Tamil: காணொளிக் கலந்துரையாடல் (kāṇoḷik kalanturaiyāṭal)