audio

Meaning

Adj

Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Sound, or a sound signal.
2. (countable, usually) A piece of sound that is recorded electronically.

Synonyms

sound

🔉

audio frequency

audio recording

sound recording

auditory

news

📰

noise

sound system

tidings

tone

voice

vote

voting

vox

sense of hearing

sound reproduction

audio-

PA system

sensation of hearing

acoustic

cassette recording

audition

aural

balloting

hear

Translations

audio

Audio

àudio

audio

audio

ses

Ton

áudio

suono

🔉

som

🔉

أُودْيُو

ήχος

son

🔉

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔː.di.əʊ/

Etymology

Cognate with Sanskrit: आविस्

Cognate with Ancient Greek: αἰσθάνομαι

Cognate with English: aesthetic

In summary

Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.