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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaudiovisual
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aw.di.o.vi.zuˈaw
"Eles trabalham na indústria de produção audiovisual."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Involving both hearing and sight or sound and image, typically relating to the broadcasting or recording of sound and vision.
"The school upgraded its classrooms with modern audio-visual equipment for interactive learning."
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Educational or instructional material, such as films or tapes, that uses both sight and sound.
"The museum's main exhibit relies heavily on immersive audio-visuals to tell the region's history."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'audire' (to hear) combined with the Latin 'visus' (seen, vision), entering the English lexicon in the early 20th century with the advent of synchronized sound film technology. It initially referred to educational or instructional materials involving both hearing and sight, later expanding to cover broader multimedia and broadcasting domains.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Audio-visual" is said worldwide
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audiovisuel
Transliteration: o-di-o-vi-zɥɛl
"La salle de classe est équipée de matériel audiovisuel."
audiovisuell
Transliteration: awdiovizuˈɛl
"Die Präsentation nutzte verschiedene audiovisuelle Medien."
audiovisivo
Transliteration: aw.di.o.viˈzi.vo
"L'istituto ha acquistato nuove apparecchiature audiovisive."
audiovisual
Transliteration: aw.ðjo.βiˈswal
"El centro cuenta con un departamento de producción audiovisual."
audiovisual
Transliteration: aw.di.o.vi.zuˈaw
"Eles trabalham na indústria de produção audiovisual."
दृश्य-श्रव्य
Transliteration: drishya-shravya
"कक्षा में दृश्य-श्रव्य उपकरणों का उपयोग किया गया।"
视听
Transliteration: shìtīng
"这所学校拥有先进的视听教学设备。"
시청각
Transliteration: sicheonggak
"강의실에는 최신 시청각 기기가 설치되어 있습니다."
視聴覚
Transliteration: chōshōkaku
"学校では視聴覚教材を使って授業を行います。"
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