STEREO

stereophonic, stereo, two-channel

(adjective) designating the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels

stereo, stereophony, stereo system, stereophonic system

(noun) reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound

stereo, stereoscopic picture, stereoscopic photograph

(noun) two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From "Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory"

Proper noun

STEREO

A solar observation mission, consisting of two identical spacecraft, that will provide stereoscopic imaging of the Sun.

Anagrams

• Eostre, Rosete, e-store, erotes

Etymology

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.

(printing, colloquial) A stereotype.

Synonyms

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

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.

Synonyms

• (of sound): in stereo, stereophonic

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

Antonyms

• (of sound): mono, monophonic, monaural

Verb

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

(transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.

Anagrams

• Eostre, Rosete, e-store, erotes

Source: Wiktionary


Ste"re*o-. Etym: [Gr. stereo`s solid. See Stare to gaze.]

Definition: A combining form meaning solid, hard, firm, as in stereo- chemistry, stereography.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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