Talk:stereo

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The ethymologic part of this article felt a bit weak. Stereo is not a shortened form of stereophonic. Rather, stereophonic is concatened from stereo and phonic. Stereo is used in it's own right in many contexts. I myself came across this Wiktionary article looking for the latin definition for stereo, assuming this is a latin word.

I think you're wrong: stereo as a single word in English (not the prefix stereo-) is derived from stereophonic etc. We have a separate entry for stereo- prefix. Equinox ◑ 14:40, 9 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Socond the need for an expanded etymology. I came here hoping that I would find something, anything, on why stereo- seems to mean "two" in this context while στερεός means "solid." 24.177.76.93 13:46, 9 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't mean "two", but rather stereo sound gives you a three-dimensional ("solid") experience instead of flat mono. Equinox ◑ 14:40, 9 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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