US /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/ UK /ˈɔː.di.əʊ/
noun adj Freq #7583

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Sound, especially when it is recorded or broadcast.

    The video was great, but the audio was too quiet.

  2. 2
    adj

    Relating to sound or its recording and broadcasting.

    Plug the audio cable into the back of the speaker.

  3. 3
    noun

    A piece of recorded sound.

    She sent me an audio of the lecture.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · sound, especially when it... sound
3 noun · a piece of recorded sound. audio recordingsound recording
Word family
Derived forms audiationaudio-bookaudio-descriptionaudio-typistaudioboardaudiocentricaudiocentrismaudioconferenceaudiotapeaudiotrackaudiovisualaudism
Related forms video

Etymology

Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.

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