Meanings
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1
noun
Sound, especially when it is recorded or broadcast.
The video was great, but the audio was too quiet.
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2
adj
Relating to sound or its recording and broadcasting.
Plug the audio cable into the back of the speaker.
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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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