Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

audiovisual

/ˌɔ.di.oʊˈvɪ.ʒu.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: au-dio-vi-su-al
IPA: /ˌɔ.di.oʊˈvɪ.ʒu.əl/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing both aural and visual elements.

Example Sentences

"They put together a stunning audiovisual presentation, with movies and music as well as plenty of information."
"CNN and more than a dozen media outlets and groups asked US District Judge Tanya Chutkan for permission to “record and telecast” the March 2024 trial or for the court to “contemporaneously publish on YouTube its internally administered audiovisual livestreams and recordings of the proceedings.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Italic *awizdiō Latin audi(ō) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English audio- English visual English audiovisual From audio- + visual.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɔ.di.oʊˈvɪ.ʒu.əl/
British English: /ˌɔː.di.əʊˈvɪ.zjʊ.əl/

Inflected Forms

audio-visual (alternative)

Derived Forms

audiovisualist audiovisuality audiovisually

Synonyms

audiovisual aid

Questions

How do you pronounce audiovisual?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔ.di.oʊˈvɪ.ʒu.əl/.
What does audiovisual mean?: Containing both aural and visual elements.
Where does audiovisual come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Italic *awizdiō Latin audi(ō) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English audio- English visual English audiovisual From audio- + visual.

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