stereo

See also: Stereo, STEREO, stereo-, stéréo, and stéréo-

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əʊ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈstɛəɹ.i.oʊ/

Noun

stereo (countable and uncountable, plural stereos)

1. A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two or more channels, each playing a portion of the original sound at different locations in order to simulate the separation of sources along at least one spatial dimension.
2. (by extension, dated) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.

   He liked to listen to classical music on his stereo.

3. (printing, colloquial) A stereotype.
4. (Myanmar, music) A genre of Western-style pop and rock music.

Synonyms

• (object or device): hi-fi, music centre, console, radiogram, consolette

Derived terms

• mini stereo
• mini stereo system
• personal stereo
• stereoless

Translations

system

• Bulgarian: стерео n (stereo)
• Catalan: estèreo (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 立體聲 / 立体声 (zh) (lìtǐshēng)

• Finnish: stereo (fi)
• Galician: estéreo m
• Norman: stéréo m
• Polish: stereo (pl) n
• Portuguese: estéreo (pt) m
• Spanish: estéreo (es) m
• Swedish: stereo (sv)

device

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 立體聲音響 / 立体声音响 (lìtǐshēng yīnxiǎng)

• Danish: stereoanlæg n
• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} sonaparato
• Finnish: stereot
• French: chaîne hi-fi (fr) f
• Norman: stéréo m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: stereoanlegg n

  Nynorsk: stereoanlegg n

• Polish: sprzęt stereo m
• Portuguese: estéreo (pt) m, rádio (pt) m (Brazil), som (pt) m (informal), aparelhagem (pt)
• Russian: стереосисте́ма (ru) f (stereosistéma)
• Spanish: estéreo (es) m
• Swedish: stereo (sv), stereoanläggning (sv)
• Turkish: teyp (tr)

Adjective

stereo (not comparable)

1. Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
2. 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.
   • 2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood:

     One could easily do this with stereo photographs, but one could also do it by making a pseudoscope, with a short cardboard tube and mirrors, […]

Synonyms

• (of sound): in stereo, stereophonic
• (of a pair of images): in stereo, stereographic

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “of sound”): mono, monophonic, monaural

Derived terms

• nonstereo
• pseudostereo
• stereoization
• stereoize
• stereoizer
• stereotrode

Translations

of sound

• Arabic: سْتِيرِيُو (stīriyū) or إِسْتِيرِيُو (ʔistīriyū)
• Burmese: စတီရီယို (my) (ca.tiriyui)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 體視 / 体视 (tǐshì)

• Finnish: stereo- (fi), stereofoninen
• Greek: στέρεο (stéreo)
• Hebrew: סטריאו
• Japanese: ステレオ (ja) (sutereo)
• Korean: 스테레오 (ko) (seutere'o)
• Polish: stereo (pl) n, dźwięk stereo m
• Portuguese: estéreo (pt) m, estereofónico m
• Russian: сте́рео (ru) (stéreo), стереофони́ческий (ru) (stereofoníčeskij)
• Spanish: estéreo (es)
• Swedish: stereo (sv)

of a pit of images

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: kolmiulotteinen (fi)
• Polish: stereograf m, stereogram m
• Portuguese: estereográfico m
• Russian: сте́рео (ru) (stéreo), стереоскопи́ческий (ru) (stereoskopíčeskij)
• Spanish: estereográfico (es)

Verb

stereo (third-person singular simple present stereos, present participle stereoing, simple past and past participle stereoed)

1. (transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.

Related terms

• stereographic
• stereophonic
• stereoscope
• stereoscopic

See also

• surround sound

Anagrams

• Eostre, Rosete, e-store, erotes

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɛrɛo]

Noun

stereo n

1. stereo

Declension

Declension of stereo (semisoft neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	stereo	sterea
genitive	sterea	stereí
dative	stereu	stereím, stereům
accusative	stereo	sterea
vocative	stereo	sterea
locative	stereu	stereích, stereech
instrumental	stereem	sterei, sterey

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English stereo, shortening of stereophonic and a few other terms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteː.ri.oː/, /ˈsteː.reː.oː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ste‧reo

Adjective

stereo (invariable, comparative meer stereo, superlative meest stereo)

1. stereo, stereophonic

Declension

Declension of stereo
uninflected	stereo
inflected	stereo
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		stereo
indefinite	m./f. sing.	stereo
	n. sing.	stereo
	plural	stereo
definite		stereo
partitive		—

Adverb

stereo

1. stereo, stereophonically

Noun

stereo f (plural stereo's, diminutive stereootje n)

1. a stereo set, a stereo installation

Derived terms

• stereo-installatie
• stereoset

Related terms

• stereo-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English stereo), ultimately from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstereo/, [ˈs̠te̞re̞o̞]
• Rhymes: -ereo
• Syllabification^(key): ste‧re‧o
• Hyphenation^(key): ste‧reo

Noun

stereo

1. stereo

Declension

Inflection of stereo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		stereo	stereot
genitive		stereon	stereoiden stereoitten
partitive		stereota	stereoita
illative		stereoon	stereoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		stereo	stereot
accusative	nom.	stereo	stereot
	gen.	stereon
genitive		stereon	stereoiden stereoitten
partitive		stereota	stereoita
inessive		stereossa	stereoissa
elative		stereosta	stereoista
illative		stereoon	stereoihin
adessive		stereolla	stereoilla
ablative		stereolta	stereoilta
allative		stereolle	stereoille
essive		stereona	stereoina
translative		stereoksi	stereoiksi
abessive		stereotta	stereoitta
instructive		—	stereoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of stereo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative stereoni stereoni accusative nom. stereoni stereoni gen. stereoni genitive stereoni stereoideni stereoitteni partitive stereotani stereoitani inessive stereossani stereoissani elative stereostani stereoistani illative stereooni stereoihini adessive stereollani stereoillani ablative stereoltani stereoiltani allative stereolleni stereoilleni essive stereonani stereoinani translative stereokseni stereoikseni abessive stereottani stereoittani instructive — — comitative — stereoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative stereosi stereosi accusative nom. stereosi stereosi gen. stereosi genitive stereosi stereoidesi stereoittesi partitive stereotasi stereoitasi inessive stereossasi stereoissasi elative stereostasi stereoistasi illative stereoosi stereoihisi adessive stereollasi stereoillasi ablative stereoltasi stereoiltasi allative stereollesi stereoillesi essive stereonasi stereoinasi translative stereoksesi stereoiksesi abessive stereottasi stereoittasi instructive — — comitative — stereoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative stereomme stereomme accusative nom. stereomme stereomme gen. stereomme genitive stereomme stereoidemme stereoittemme partitive stereotamme stereoitamme inessive stereossamme stereoissamme elative stereostamme stereoistamme illative stereoomme stereoihimme adessive stereollamme stereoillamme ablative stereoltamme stereoiltamme allative stereollemme stereoillemme essive stereonamme stereoinamme translative stereoksemme stereoiksemme abessive stereottamme stereoittamme instructive — — comitative — stereoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative stereonne stereonne accusative nom. stereonne stereonne gen. stereonne genitive stereonne stereoidenne stereoittenne partitive stereotanne stereoitanne inessive stereossanne stereoissanne elative stereostanne stereoistanne illative stereoonne stereoihinne adessive stereollanne stereoillanne ablative stereoltanne stereoiltanne allative stereollenne stereoillenne essive stereonanne stereoinanne translative stereoksenne stereoiksenne abessive stereottanne stereoittanne instructive — — comitative — stereoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative stereonsa stereonsa accusative nom. stereonsa stereonsa gen. stereonsa genitive stereonsa stereoidensa stereoittensa partitive stereotaan stereotansa stereoitaan stereoitansa inessive stereossaan stereossansa stereoissaan stereoissansa elative stereostaan stereostansa stereoistaan stereoistansa illative stereoonsa stereoihinsa adessive stereollaan stereollansa stereoillaan stereoillansa ablative stereoltaan stereoltansa stereoiltaan stereoiltansa allative stereolleen stereollensa stereoilleen stereoillensa essive stereonaan stereonansa stereoinaan stereoinansa translative stereokseen stereoksensa stereoikseen stereoiksensa abessive stereottaan stereottansa stereoittaan stereoittansa instructive — — comitative — stereoineen stereoinensa

Derived terms

• stereot

compounds

• korvalappustereot
• stereoetäisyysmittari
• stereokamera
• stereokartoitus
• stereokuulokkeet
• stereokuva
• stereokuvaus
• stereolaite
• stereolähetys
• stereomikroskooppi
• stereonauhuri
• stereonäkö
• stereoradio
• stereotelevisio
• stereotoisto
• stereovahvistin
• stereovastaanotin
• stereoääni
• stereoäänite

Further reading

• “stereo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• roseet

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch stereo, from English stereo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /steˈreo/ [st̪eˈre.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: ste‧re‧o

Noun

stereo (plural stereo-stereo)

1. stereo

Derived terms

• berstereo

Further reading

• “stereo”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛ.re.o/
• Rhymes: -ɛreo
• Hyphenation: stè‧re‧o

Etymology 1

Clipping of stereofonico.

Adjective

stereo (invariable)

1. stereo, stereophonic

   Synonym: stereofonico

Noun

stereo m (invariable)

1. stereo (radio, boombox, etc.)

Etymology 2

Clipping of stereofonia.

Noun

stereo f (invariable)

1. stereophony

Etymology 3

From translingual Stereum, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).

Noun

stereo m (plural sterei)

1. any fungus of the genus Stereum

Further reading

• “stereo¹”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
• “stereo²”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• Oreste, Ortese, estero, sotere, tesero, teserò

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French stéréo.

Adjective

stereo m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. stereo

Declension

Declension of stereo (invariable)

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	stereo		stereo	stereo	stereo
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive- dative	indefinite	stereo		stereo	stereo	stereo
	definite	—		—	—	—