stereo
English
Etymology
Shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).
Noun
stereo (countable and uncountable, plural stereos)
- 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.
- (by extension) 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.
- (printing, colloquial) A stereotype.
Synonyms
- (object or device): hi-fi, music centre, console
Translations
system
device
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Adjective
stereo (not comparable)
- Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
- 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
- (of sound): mono, monophonic, monaural
Translations
of sound
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of a pit of images
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Verb
stereo (third-person singular simple present stereos, present participle stereoing, simple past and past participle stereoed)
- (transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.
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Finnish
Noun
stereo
Declension
Inflection of stereo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Clipping of stereofonico.
Adjective
stereo (invariable)
- stereo, stereophonic
- Synonym: stereofonico
Noun
stereo m (uncountable)
- stereo (radio, boombox, etc.)
Etymology 2
Clipping of stereofonia.
Noun
stereo f (uncountable)
Etymology 3
From translingual Stereum, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).
Noun
stereo m (plural sterei)
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