stereo-

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

English

Alternative forms

• stere- (prevocalic)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ster-der.

Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós)

Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der.

English stereo-

Derived from Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-), combining form of στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).

Prefix

stereo-

2. Solid, three-dimensional.

   ‎stereo- + ‎-phonic → ‎stereophonic

   ‎stereo- + ‎-scope → ‎stereoscope

4. (strictly) Relating to the binocular contribution to three-dimensional vision.

   ‎stereo- + ‎blind → ‎stereoblind

   ‎stereo- + ‎-opsis → ‎stereopsis

6. Solid, hard.

   ‎stereo- + ‎lithography → ‎stereolithography

   ‎stereo- + ‎type → ‎stereotype

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with stereo-

stereoacuity

stereoangiography

stereoanomaly

stereobinocular

stereobiomicroscopic

stereoblastula

stereoblind

stereoblindness

stereoblock

stereobond

stereocamera

stereocenter

stereocentre

stereochemic

stereochemical

stereochemistry

stereochrome

stereocilium

stereocomparator

stereoconfocal

stereocontrol

stereocontrolled

stereocontrolling

stereoconvergence

stereoconvergent

stereoconversion

stereocorrelation

stereodefect

stereodefined

stereodependence

stereodescriptor

stereodeterminant

stereodetermining

stereodiagram

stereodirect

stereodirection

stereodisparity

stereodissecting

stereodissection

stereodivergency

stereodivergent

stereodiversified

stereodynamic

stereodynamics

stereoelective

stereoelectric

stereoelectroencephalography

stereoelectronic

stereoelectronics

stereoelement

stereoencephalogram

stereoencephalography

stereofluorescence

stereofluorescent

stereoformula

stereofusion

stereogen

stereogenic

stereogeometry

stereognosis

stereograph

stereography

stereohistological

stereohistology

stereohomosequence

sterhydraulic

steric

stereoimage

stereoimagery

stereoimaging

stereoinduction

stereoinversion

stereoirregular

stereoisomer

stereoisomeric

stereoisomerism

stereoisomerization

stereokinesis

stereolabile

stereolithograph

stereolithographic

stereolithographically

stereolithography

stereologist

stereology

stereometamaterial

stereometer

stereometrics

stereomicrograph

stereomicrography

stereomicroscope

stereomicroscopic

stereomonoscope

stereomorphological

stereomotion

stereomutate

stereomutation

stereonegative

stereome

stereopsis

stereoptic

stereopair

panstereorama

stereoparent

stereophone

stereophonic

stereophony

stereophoto

stereophotogram

stereophotogrammetry

stereophotographic

stereophotography

stereophotomicroscope

stereophotomicroscopy

stereophysical

stereopicture

stereoplanigraph

stereoplasm

stereoplate

stereoplotter

stereopreference

stereopure

stereopurity

stereoradiogram

stereoradiograph

stereoradiography

stereoregular

stereoregularity

stereorepeating

stereoresolution

stereoretentive

stereoscope

stereoscopy

stereoselective

stereoselectivity

stereosequence

stereosonic

stereospecific

stereospecificity

stereostatic

stereostructural

stereostructure

stereotaxis

telestereoscope

stereotest

stereothreshold

stereotomy

stereotrope

stereotype

stereotypicality

stereotypography

stereoview

stereoviewer

stereovision

stereopticon

Translations

solid, three-dimensional

• Italian: stèreo- (it)
• Polish: stereo-
• Portuguese: estereo-
• Spanish: estereo-

binocular contribution to three-dimensional vision

• Italian: stèreo- (it)
• Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} estereo-

the solid, the hard

• Italian: ^{(please verify)} stèreo- (it)
• Polish: (rare) stereo-
• Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} estereo-

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Belarusian: ^{(please verify)} стэрэа- (sterea-)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 立體 / 立体 (zh) (lìtǐ)

• French: ^{(please verify)} stéréo- (fr)
• Russian: ^{(please verify)} стерео- (ru) (stereo-)
• Ukrainian: ^{(please verify)} стерео- (stereo-)

Anagrams

• Eostre, Rosete, e-store, erotes

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-), combining form of στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /steˈreo-/
• Rhymes: -eo-
• Syllabification: ste‧re‧o-

Prefix

stereo-

1. (technical) stereo- (solid, three-dimensional)
   • 2005 November 23, Iván Antónovič Efrémov, “Ĉapitro 5. En la ĝardenoj Coam [Chapter 5. In the Coam gardens]”, in La Horo de Bovo [The Bull's Hour]‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 August 2020:

     Kiam estingiĝis la stereobildo kaj la komunikado kun la stelŝipo ĉesis, Rodis diris:

     [original: Когда́ пога́сло стереоизображе́ние и́ свя́зь со́ звездолётом прервала́сь, Ро́дис сказа́ла:]

     Kogdá pogáslo stereoizobražénije í svjázʹ só zvezdoljótom prervalásʹ, Ródis skazála:

     When the stereo image went out and the connection with the spaceship was interrupted, Rodis said:

   • 2009 June 28, Enrique, “1. Por lerni Esperanton”, in Por lerni Esperanton‎^[2] (learning material), Esperanto Fremont, archived from the original on 5 February 2023, Noto:

     Ĉi tiuj son-dosieroj estas de malalta kvalito kaj ne estas stereo-sonaj.

     [original: Estos archivos de sonido son monoaurales de baja calidad,]

     These sound files are monaural low-quality.

     (literally, “These audio files are of low quality and are not stereo sound.”)

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with stereo-

stereotipo

See also

• plastika, reliefa, tridimensia

Further reading

• “stereo-”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Italian

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-), combining form of στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌstɛ.re.o/
• Hyphenation: stè‧re‧o-

Prefix

stereo-

1. stereo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with stereo-

stereochimica

stereochimico

stereodinamica

stereodinamico

stereofisica

stereofonia

stereografia

stereogramma

stereoisomeria

stereoisomero

stereolitografia

stereolitografo

stereomeccanica

stereomeccanico

stereometria

stereometrico

stereopsia

stereoscopia

stereoscopico

stereoscopio

stereostatica

stereostatico

stereotipo

Further reading

• stereo- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• stereo- in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• stereo- in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛ.rɛ.ɔ/
• Syllabification: ste‧re‧o-

Prefix

stereo-

1. stereo- (solid, three-dimensional)

   ‎stereo- + ‎-fonia → ‎stereofonia

   ‎stereo- + ‎fotografia → ‎stereofotografia

   ‎stereo- + ‎-gnozja → ‎stereognozja

   ‎stereo- + ‎-metria → ‎stereometria

2. (rare) stereo- (the solid, the hard)

   ‎stereo- + ‎-chromia → ‎stereochromia

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with stereo-

stereognozja

Related terms

adjective

• stereo

noun

• stereo

Further reading

• “stereo-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)