stereophonic

English

Etymology

From stereo- +‎ -phonic, by analogy with stereoscopic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌstɛɹi.əˈfɒnɪk/, /ˌstɪəɹi.əˈfɒnɪk/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌstɛɹi.əˈfɑnɪk/, /ˌstɪɹi.əˈfɑnɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

stereophonic (comparative more stereophonic, superlative most stereophonic)

1. Of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two or sometimes more channels played at different locations to simulate the separation of sources along at least one spatial dimension.

   Coordinate terms: monophonic, quadraphonic

   • 2000, Richard Osborne, Herbert Von Karajan: A Life in Music, page 349:

     […] this 1953 Hansel und Gretel is a classic example of how a well produced mono recording can seem more stereophonic than many of its later stereophonic rivals.

Derived terms

• stereo
• stereophonically
• Stereophonics
• stereophony

Translations

using two channels

• Catalan: estereofònic (ca) m
• Finnish: kaksiääninen, stereofoninen
• German: stereofonisch (de)
• Italian: stereofonico (it)
• Piedmontese: stereofònich
• Polish: stereofoniczny (pl)
• Portuguese: estereofónico, estereofônico (Brazil)
• Spanish: estereofónico (es)

See also

• binaural