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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ster•e•o /ˈstɛriˌoʊ, ˈstɪr-/USA pronunciation n., pl. ster•e•os, adj. n. - Sound Reproduction[countable] a system or piece of equipment for producing sound that comes out of two places, as from different speakers.
- Sound Reproduction the producing of this kind of sound;
the sound itself:[uncountable]The music sounds so much better in stereo. adj. - Sound Reproduction, Photographyof or relating to such a sound or sound system:an expensive and powerful stereo system.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ster•e•o (ster′ē ō′, stēr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. ster•e•os, adj., v. n. - stereoscopic photography.
- a stereoscopic photograph.
- Sound Reproductionstereophonic sound reproduction.
- Sound Reproductiona system or the equipment for reproducing stereophonic sound.
- Printingstereotype (defs. 1, 2).
adj. - Sound Reproduction, Photographypertaining to stereophonic sound, stereoscopic photography, etc.
v.t. - Printingstereotype (def. 5).
stereo-, - a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant "solid'', used with reference to hardness, solidity, three-dimensionality in the formation of compound words:stereochemistry;stereogram;stereoscope.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] stere-. stereo., - Printingstereotype.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stereo /ˈstɛrɪəʊ ˈstɪər-/ adj - short for stereophonic, stereoscopic
n ( pl stereos)- stereophonic sound: to broadcast in stereo
- a stereophonic record player, tape recorder, etc
- stereoscopic photography
- a stereoscopic photograph
- short for stereotype
Etymology: 20th Century: shortened form |