<B>videotape, </B>noun, verb, <B>-taped,</B> <B>-taping.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a wide magnetized tape with tracks for recording and reproducing both sound and picture. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to record on videotape. </DL>
<B>videotex, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any system providing computerized information by linking television sets to a computer and displaying the printout on the television screen. </DL>
<A NAME="videpost">
<B>vide post,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) see after. </DL>
<A NAME="videsupra">
<B>vide supra,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) see above. </DL>
<A NAME="vidette">
<B>vidette, </B>noun. =vedette.</DL>
<A NAME="videutsupra">
<B>vide ut supra,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) see as (given) above. </DL>
<A NAME="vidocon">
<B>vidocon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small pickup tube for a television camera. </DL>
<A NAME="viduity">
<B>viduity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition or time of being a widow; widowhood. </DL>
<A NAME="vie">
<B>vie, </B>verb, <B>vied,</B> <B>vying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to strive for superiority; contend in rivalry; compete. <BR> <I>Ex. candidates vying for office. The children vie with each other to be first in line.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>(Archaic.) to try to outdo in competition or rivalry; strive or contend; bandy (with). <BR> <I>Ex. to vie retorts with an opponent in debate.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) to hazard, stake, or bet (a sum or some article) on a hand of cards. noun <B>vier.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="viedeboheme">
<B>vie de boheme,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) Bohemian life; the unconventional life of artists, writers, and the like, especially in Paris. </DL>
<A NAME="vielle">
<B>vielle, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>one of the large, early forms of the medieval viol; <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=hurdygurdy.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="viennasausage">
<B>Vienna sausage,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small sausage or frankfurter, often sold in cans; wienerwurst. </DL>
<A NAME="viennese">
<B>Viennese, </B>adjective, noun, pl. <B>-nese.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Vienna, the capital of Austria, or its people. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person born or living in Vienna. <DD><B> 2. </B>a dialect of German spoken in Vienna. </DL>
<A NAME="vierkleur">
<B>vierkleur, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> flag of the old Transvaal Republic in South Africa. </DL>
<B>vi et armis,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) by force of arms; by sheer force. </DL>
<A NAME="vietcong">
<B>Vietcong, </B>noun, adjective, or <B>Viet Cong,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the Communist guerrila force in former South Vietnam. <DD><B> 2. </B>a member of this force. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the Vietcong. </DL>
<A NAME="vietminh">
<B>Vietminh, </B>noun, or <B>Viet Minh,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the Communist party in Indochina. <DD><B> 2. </B>a member of this party. </DL>
<A NAME="vietnamese">
<B>Vietnamese</B> or <B>Viet-Namese, </B>adjective, noun, pl. <B>-ese.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Vietnam, a country in southeastern Asia or its people. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person born or living in Vietnam. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Austro-Asiatic language spoken in Vietnam; Annamese. </DL>
<A NAME="vieuxjeu">
<B>vieux jeu,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD><B> 1. </B>an old game. <DD><B> 2. </B>an old-fashioned thing; something out-of-date. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) old-fashioned; out-of-date. <BR> <I>Ex. The festival was going to be largely vieux jeu by Western standards (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="view">
<B>view, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the act of seeing; sight. <BR> <I>Ex. It was our first view of the ocean.</I> (SYN) look, survey, inspection, scrutiny. <DD><B> 2. </B>the power of seeing; range of the eye. <BR> <I>Ex. A ship came into view.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a thing seen; scene. <BR> <I>Ex. The view from our house is beautiful.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>a drawing, painting, print, photograph, or other picture of some scene. <BR> <I>Ex. Various views of the mountains hung on the walls.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>visual appearance or aspect. <BR> <I>Ex. Of stateliest view (Milton).</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>(Figurative.) a mental picture or impression; idea. <BR> <I>Ex. This book will give you a general view of the way pioneers lived.</I> (SYN) notion, conception. <DD><B> 7. </B>(Figurative.) a way of looking at or considering a matter or question; opinion. <BR> <I>Ex. Children take a different view of school from that of their teachers. What are your views on the subject?</I> <DD><B> 8. </B>(Figurative.) an aim; intention; purpose. <BR> <I>Ex. It is my view to leave tomorrow.</I> <DD><B> 9. </B>(Figurative.) a prospect; expectation; outlook: with no view of success. <DD><B> 10. </B>(Figurative.) a general account of something; survey. <BR> <I>Ex. The title is: "A View of Modern Art."</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to see; look at. <BR> <I>Ex. They viewed the scene with pleasure.</I> (SYN) behold, witness, survey, examine, scan. <DD><B> 2. </B>to look at carefully; inspect. <BR> <I>Ex. to view specimens under a microscope.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) to consider; regard. <BR> <I>Ex. The plan of reducing school hours was not viewed favorably by the teachers.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>in view,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>in sight. </I> <I>Ex. As the noise grew louder, the airplane came in view. (Figurative.) He had no other job in view.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) under consideration or attention. <BR> <I>Ex. Try to keep the teacher's advice in view as you try to improve your work.</I> <DD><B> c. </B>(Figurative.) as a purpose or intention. <BR> <I>Ex. Keep probability in view (John Gay).</I> <DD><B> d. </B>(Figurative.) as a hope or expectation. <BR> <I>Ex. Then, too, he had his uncle's bequest in view.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>in view of,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>considering; because of. </I> <I>Ex. In view of the fact that he is the best player on the team, he should be the captain.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>in prospect or anticipation of. <BR> <I>Ex. Musters were being taken through England in view of wars with Scotland and France (Richard Simpson).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>on view,</B> </I>to be seen; open for people to see. <BR> <I>Ex. The exhibit is on view in the museum's new wing from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>take a dim view of,</B> </I>to look upon or regard with disapproval, doubt, pessimism, or the like. <BR> <I>Ex. President Eisenhower and his assistants [took] a dim view of ... having beauty queens pictured with the President (Tuscaloosa News).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>with a view to,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>with the purpose or intention of; with the hope of effecting or accomplishing. </I> <I>Ex. He worked hard after school with a view to earning money for a new bicycle.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>with regard to. <BR> <I>Ex. War may be considered with a view to its causes and its conduct (William Paley).</I> <DD><B> c. </B>in view of. <BR> <I>Ex. With a view to his approaching nuptials, Lord Castleton presented him with a handsome service of plate (Eleanor Sleath).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="viewability">
<B>viewability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of being viewable. </DL>
<A NAME="viewable">
<B>viewable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>worth viewing: pleasant to view. <BR> <I>Ex. Limited but decidedly viewable television was being produced in Britain during the last pre-war years (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>exposed to view; visible. <BR> <I>Ex. viewable ant colonies.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="viewcamera">
<B>view camera,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large, adjustable-focus camera with bellows between the plate and lens. </DL>
<A NAME="viewdata">
<B>viewdata, </B>noun. =videotext.</DL>
<A NAME="viewer">
<B>viewer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who views, especially one who views television. <BR> <I>Ex. Many viewers, I have no doubt, will learn much from these programmes about the nerve-racking business of being interviewed by top people (Punch).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person appointed to examine or inspect something, especially by a law court. <DD><B> 3. </B>an overseer, manager, or superintendent of a coal mine. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Photography.) a device that magnifies and sometimes illuminates slides placed in it fore viewing. </DL>
<A NAME="viewership">
<B>viewership, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the television viewing audience. <BR> <I>Ex. The book will receive not only a wide readership ... but also a wide viewership. The BBC has filmed [it] as a 13-part TV series (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="viewfinder">
<B>viewfinder, </B>noun, or <B>view finder,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any device attached to or built in a camera for determining how much of a given scene is being photographed or televised. </DL>
<A NAME="viewhalloo">
<B>view halloo,</B> <B>hallo,</B> or <B>halloa,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the shout given by a huntsman on seeing a fox break cover. </DL>
<A NAME="viewiness">
<B>viewiness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the character or state of being viewy. </DL>
<A NAME="viewing">
<B>view ing, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of a viewer, especially of a television viewer. <BR> <I>Ex. Americans take their viewing so seriously that more than one-fourth have their set repaired or replaced within four hours (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="viewless">
<B>viewless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that cannot be seen; invisible. <DD><B> 2. </B>lacking a view or prospect. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative:) <BR> <I>Ex. without views or opinions.</I> adv. <B>viewlessly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="viewphone">
<B>viewphone, </B>noun. =videophone.</DL>
<A NAME="viewpoint">
<B>viewpoint, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a place from which one looks at something. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) an attitude of mind; point of view. <BR> <I>Ex. A heavy rain that is good from the viewpoint of farmers may be bad from the viewpoint of tourists.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="viewwindow">
<B>view window,</B> =picture window.</DL>
<A NAME="viewy">
<B>viewy, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>inclined to be impractical or visionary. <BR> <I>Ex. a viewy freshman, a viewy theory.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang.) attractive in appearance; showy. </DL>
<A NAME="viga">
<B>viga, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Southwestern U.S.) a beam that supports the roof in Indian and Spanish types of houses. </DL>
<A NAME="vigent">
<B>vigent, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> flourishing; prosperous. <BR> <I>Ex. Durham College ... after several changes of fortune is now vigent as Trinity College (J. Wall).</I> </DL>
