visiphone
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possible derived from vision + phone.
Noun[edit]
visiphone (plural visiphones)
- (science fiction, dated) A telephone capable of making video calls.
- Synonym: videophone
- 2010, Eileen Siedman, The Faithful: 23rd Century Morality: A Mystery Novel, Bloomington, I.N.: Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 25:
- During the late 21st century, the wide-spread use of portable voice-activated interactive computers and visiphones brought communications to their zenith.
Verb[edit]
visiphone (third-person singular simple present visiphones, present participle visiphoning, simple past and past participle visiphoned)
- (science fiction, dated) To call someone using a visiphone.
- Synonym: videophone
- 1987, Thomas R. McDonough, The Architects of Hyperspace, New York, N.Y.: Avon, →ISBN:
- "Plum, try viziphoning them." / Plum pushed a key and said, "CQ, this is the starship Shillelagh of the Asteroid Federation, calling CQ."
References[edit]
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “visiphone, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “visiphone, v.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.