vid-, video-, vis-, -vision, -visional, -visionally, visuo-, vu-

(Latin: videre, "to see"; plus words with other related meanings: to notice, observe, look, perceive; seeing, seen, sight, view; manifest, manifested, reveal, revealed)

Although many of the words in this unit seem to be from other Latin origins, all of them are etymologically derived from the main videre, "to see" element.


videophile
One with an avid interest in watching television or videos or in making video recordings.
videophone, videotelephone
A telephone incorporating a television screen on which the other person may be seen.
videopoly
1. Selling videos.
2. Video sales.
videotape
videotext
A video communications system which is a communications service linked to an adapted television receiver, or video display terminal, by telephone or cable television lines to allow access to pages of information.

Systems can be one-way, allowing only for the display of selected information, or on-line or interactive, allowing for two-way communication.

Vide post.
See the following.
vide supra
"See above"; used in text as an instruction to the reader.
Vide supra; v.s.
See above.

A scholar's way of referring a reader to something that appears earlier in a text or see the previous reference or citation.

vidette (vedette)
Vide; v.; vid.
See.

An instruction in a document to look for a citation that follows.

view
1. The range or extent of somebody's ability to see something: "As we left the tunnel, the ocean came into view."
2. A scene or an area that can be seen, especially one that is pleasing or impressive: "We have a wonderful view of the mountains from our porch."
3. Someone's opinion or judgment on something or particular way of interpreting or thinking about something: "His parents took the view that he had made an error."
4. An act of looking at or inspecting something.
5. A particular position or angle from which something is seen; such as, a bird's eye view.
6. A painting, drawing, or photograph of a scene or building.
7. A general survey of some subject.
viewer
viewless
viewlessly
viewpoint

Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "appear, visible, visual, manifest, show, see, reveal, look": blep-; delo-; demonstra-; opt-; -orama; pare-; phanero-; phant-; pheno-; scopo-; spec-; vela-, veal-.


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