stereo

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two channels, each playing a portion of the original sound in such a way as to create the illusion of locating the sound at a particular position, each offset from the other, thereby more accurately imitating the location of the original sound when the recorded or reproduced sound is heard.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.
3. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) A stereotype.
4. (Myanmar, countable, uncountable) A genre of Western-style pop and rock music.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
2. (not-comparable) Of a pair of images: one depicting the view as would be seen from one eye and the other from the other eye, so that when viewed appropriately, they combine to give an impression of three dimensions.

Verb

To create a stereophotographic image of.

Synonyms

stereophonic

stereophonic system

two-channel

solid

stereoscopic photograph

stereo sound system

stereoscopic picture

stereophony

stereo system

stereogram

stereograph

stereophotograph

stereome

stereo-

three-space

anaglyph

three dimensional photo

electroacoustic

stereographic

stereography

stereophonic sound system

stereoscopic

steric

three-dimensional

tridimensional

Translations

stereo

stéréophonique

Stereoanlage

στέρεο

estéreo

estèreo

stéréo

stereo

impianto stereofonico

stereophonisch

Stereo

impianto stereo

Stereo-

stereophon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɛ.ɹi.əʊ/

Etymology

A shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).