abbreviation for digital versatile disc or digital video disc: a disc used for storing and playing music, films, or information
دی. وی. دی
I got a DVD of 'Mary Poppins' for Christmas.
Oxford Essential Dictionary
DVD
noun
a small plastic disk that you record films and music on. You can play a DVD on a computer or a special machine (called a DVD player):
Is the film available on DVD?
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DVD
DVD S3 W3 /ˌdiː viː ˈdiː/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
(digital video disc or digital versatile disc) a type of computer ↑disc that can store a large amount of information, sound, pictures, and video:
a DVD player
The film is now out on video and DVD.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
DVD
DVD [DVD] [ˌdiː viː ˈdiː] [ˌdiː viː ˈdiː] noun
a disk on which large amounts of information, especially photographs and video, can be stored, for use on a computer or DVD player (the abbreviation for ‘digital videodisc ’ or ‘digital versatile disc ’)
• a DVD-ROM drive
• Is it available on DVD yet?
Collocations:
Cinema/the movies
Watching
go to/take sb to (see) a film/movie
go to/sit in (BrE) the cinema/(NAmE) the (movie) theater
rent a film/movie/DVD
download a film/movie/video
burn/copy/rip a DVD
see/watch a film/movie/DVD/video/preview/trailer
Showing
show/screen a film/movie
promote/distribute/review a film/movie
(BrE) be on at the cinema
be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
do well/badly at the box office
get a lot of/live up to the hype
Film-making
write/co-write a film/movie/script/screenplay
direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/movie/sequel/video
make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
do/work on a sequel/remake
film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of sth)
compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
Acting
have/get/do an audition
get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role
play a character/James Bond/the bad guy
act in/appear in/star in a film/movie/remake
do/perform/attempt a stunt
work in/make it big in Hollywood
forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
Describing films
the camera pulls back/pans over sth/zooms in (on sth)
the camera focuses on sth/lingers on sth
shoot sb/show sb in extreme close-up
use odd/unusual camera angles
be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
be set/take place in London/in the '60s
have a happy ending/plot twist
Example Bank:
• Consumers are demanding high-quality DVD playback.
• I haven't seen the first DVD so I can't compare them.
• Pop this DVD in and sit back and relax.
• The first edition of the album comes with a bonus DVD.
• The movie is available in DVD format.
• a multi-region DVD player
• the DVD drive in my PC
• Let's just stay in and watch a DVD.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
DVD / ˌdiː.viːˈdiː / noun [ C ]
A1 abbreviation for digital versatile disc or digital video disc: a disc used for storing and playing music, films, or information:
I got a DVD of 'Mary Poppins' for Christmas.
Is the film available on DVD?
a DVD drive/player
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
DVD
[di͟ː viː di͟ː]
DVDs
N-COUNT
A DVD is a disc on which a film or music is recorded. DVD discs are similar to compact discs but hold a lot more information. DVD is an abbreviation for `digital video disc' or `digital versatile disc'.
...a DVD player.
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
DVD
DVD /ˌdiːˌviːˈdiː/ noun, pl DVDs [count] : a computer disk that contains a large amount of information (such as a movie)
• a DVD player
• The movie just came out on DVD. also; : a movie that is recorded on a DVD
• Do you want to pick up a few DVDs for the weekend?
✦DVD is an abbreviation of “digital video disc” or “digital versatile disc.”