Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vhs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: vhs
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of videotape originally developed by the Japanese company JVC.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

plural of VH

Example Sentences

"The curt take on VHS is that it is a dead format, a quaint and sham way to watch a movie. Regardless, to date, there are quantities of VHS titles not available on DVD, and that may never be."
"There is, it turns out, much demand for these old VHS tapes, price tags notwithstanding, and despite post-2006 advancements in technology."

Etymology

Initialism of Vertical Helical Scan, later reinterpreted as Video Home System.

Usage

Inflected Forms

VHSes (plural)

Phrases

D-VHS D-VHS-C S-VHS S-VHS-C VHS-C

Frequently Paired Words

DTR VCR VTR CC DAT DCC DV8 MicroMV

Questions

What does vhs mean?: A type of videotape originally developed by the Japanese company JVC.
Where does vhs come from?: Initialism of Vertical Helical Scan, later reinterpreted as Video Home System.

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