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▪ I. stereo, n.1|ˈstɛriːəʊ, ˈstɪəriːəʊ|
abbreviation of stereotype (lit. and fig.); also attrib., as stereo forme, stereo-matter, stereo-metal, etc.
1823‘Jon Bee’ Dict. Turf 166 Stereo, abbreviated from stereotype, one of the cheap-and-nasty manufactures in this country, the pages being usually left incorrect and blunderous, in pursuance of the saving plan which first suggested casting them in stereo. 1880F. J. F. Wilson Stereotyping & Electrotyping 49 Small Stereo Foundries. 1880Q. Rev. CL. 533 Firms which deal in stereo-matter. 1883Athenæum 22 Dec. 811/1 We have not compared the two issues line for line together; but on a cursory examination they appear to owe their origin to the same set of stereos. 1886Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Nov. 2 It is printed on the flat, from six stereo formes. 1888Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 132–3. 1896 G. B Shaw in Sat. Rev. 18 Apr. 397/2 The best part of the entertainment is Mr. Osmond Carr's music—mere stereo, no doubt, much of it, but smart, appropriate stereo. 1897Tilden Man. Chem. 531 Stereo-metal is also a mixture of lead, tin, and antimony. 1901Daily Chron. 13 Dec. 4/5 The old, hammered ‘stereos’ of the cricket reporter.
▪ II. stereo, n.2 and a.1|ˈstɛriːəʊ, ˈstɪəriːəʊ|
abbreviation of stereoscope, stereoscopic. stereo card, a card on which are mounted a pair of stereoscopic photographs; stereo pair, a pair of photographs showing the same scene from slightly different points of view, so that when viewed appropriately a single stereoscopic image is seen.
1876Nature 12 Oct. 525/2 A stereo-slide to which it was appended was sketched by myself in January last. 1892Photogr. Ann. II. p. cli, Single Stereo Lenses. Ibid. 309 A camera..specially constructed for stereo work. 1897Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 187 Stereo views can be shown upon a screen. 1943H. T. U. Smith Aerial Photographs iii. 79 Ink marks..detract seriously from the effectiveness of depth perception, particularly when on only one photo of a stereo pair. 1966[see photo-interpretation s.v. photo- 2]. 1975New Yorker 26 May 11/3 (Advt.), Also on view are such items as a glass-plate camera from the period and stereo cards mounted in hand-operated viewers. 1976Church Times 3 Dec. 6/5 Two handsome books contain, respectively, a stereoscopic viewer with facsimiles of old stereocards, and a lively illustrated history of stereographic photography. 1977J. Hedgecoe Photographer's Handbk. 299 One reason why stereo cameras have gone out of favour is that you can easily make stereo⁓pairs with an ordinary camera.
▪ III. stereo, a.2 and n.3 colloq.|ˈstɛriːəʊ, ˈstɪəriːəʊ|
[Abbrev. of stereophonic a., stereophony.]
A. adj. = stereophonic a.
1954Wireless World Jan. 7/1 The first full-length stereo⁓phonic film to be released was Walt Disney's ‘Fantasia’,..with stereo sound photographically recorded on four tracks on a separate sound film. 1958Times 20 Jan. 10/4 What stereo discs have achieved is to combine these two channels in one groove traced by one stylus. Ibid., When the B.B.C. establishes stereo broadcasts..it may give a new lease of life to radio manufacturers. 1960Practical Wireless XXXVI. 299/2 A variety of instrumental, choral and solo recordings, both monaural and binaural (stereo). 1963Which? Jan. 3/1 Equipment for reproducing stereo records is more elaborate than for mono, and relatively few stereo record players are sold. 1976‘A. York’ Dark Passage xii. 144 The stereo cassette recorder was switched on. 1977G. Scott Hot Pursuit xv. 147 My heartbeat began to pound as though stereo headphones had been clamped to my head.
B. n.
1. = stereophony.
1956Radio & Television News Aug. 35/1 (heading) What should stereo do? 1957Audio Jan. 12/2 Tape is the only logical medium for stereo. 1958Observer 20 Apr. 10/5 In adding another dimension to our listening, stereo represents a most significant advance in the quest for concert-hall realism. 1961John o' London's 5 Oct. 396/4 The new Decca issue..presents both works in first-class stereo. 1970Jrnl. Audio Engin. Soc. XVIII. 624 The transmission of four-channel stereo by means of FM-multipler techniques. 1972Daily Tel. 9 Aug. 13/1 The BBC is to start programmes in stereo on Radios 1 and 2 from the end of September.
2. Any stereophonic apparatus for playing records or tapes. Cf. stereogram2.
1964House & Garden Nov. 62/2 (caption) The wall unit houses the stereo. 1971Daily Tel. 24 Sept. 12, I am unable to understand pop words seated 3ft away from a high quality stereo. 1976P. Cave High Flying Birds iv. 52 Lorna showed us into the villa and put some low, slow background music on the stereo. 1980J. Gardner Garden of Weapons i. iii. 37 You got full sound in the Charlton house? And a stereo? I can't live without music. |