Audivision

/ˌɔːdɪˈvɪʒən/ noun

Definition

The combined presentation of audio and visual information; multimedia presentation using sound and images together.

Etymology

From 'audio' (hearing) and 'vision' (seeing), likely influenced by the term 'television.' Created as a technical term for synchronized sound-and-image media.

Kelly Says

Invented around the same time as television, 'audivision' was an early attempt to describe what we now just call 'video'—showing how technology races ahead of language!

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