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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024au•di•o /ˈɔdiˌoʊ/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- Electronics, Sound Reproductionof, relating to, or used in the sending, receiving, or producing of sound:audio equipment.
n. [uncountable] - Radio and Televisionthe elements of television that deal with sound:The audio was OK but there was no picture.
- Sound Reproductionthe job or field of study concerned with sound recording, transmission, reception, and reproduction.
See -aud-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•di•o (ô′dē ō′),USA pronunciation adj. - Electronics, Sound Reproductiondesignating an electronic apparatus using audio frequencies:audio amplifier.
- Electronics, Sound Reproductionof, pertaining to, or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound.
- Electronics, Sound Reproductionof or pertaining to frequencies or signals in the audible range.
n. - [Television.]
- Radio and Televisionthe audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
- Radio and Televisionthe circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
- Radio and Televisionthe audio part of a television broadcast.
- Sound Reproductionthe field of sound recording, transmission, reception, and reproduction.
- independent use of audio- 1920–25
audio-, - Sound Reproductiona combining form used in the formation of compound words, with the meanings: "sound within the range of human hearing'' (audiometer);
"hearing'' (audiology); "sound reproduction'' (audiophile).
- Latin audī- (stem of audīre to hear) +-o-
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: audio /ˈɔːdɪˌəʊ/ n (modifier)- of or relating to sound or hearing: audio frequency
- relating to or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound
Etymology: 20th Century: independent use of audio- Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: audio- combining form - indicating hearing or sound: audiometer, audiovisual
Etymology: from Latin audīre to hear |