stereo

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈsteriˌoʊ/ UK /ˈsteriəʊ/ See IPA manual

Freq #8318

Meanings

1

noun
a sound system that records or reproduces audio through two or more separate channels

He connected the turntable to the stereo in the living room.
2

adj
recorded or reproduced through separate channels to create a sense of spatial direction

The engineer mixed the concert recording in stereo sound.
3

noun
dated: a stereotype printing plate or image made from one

The compositor placed an advertisement stereo on the newspaper's back page.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a sound system that records... stereo systemhi-fisound system

2 adj · recorded or reproduced... stereophonictwo-channel

3 noun · dated: a stereotype... stereotypeprinting plate

Opposites

monomonauralmonophonic

Word family

Derived forms stereophonicstereoscopystereoize

Related forms stereotypestereoscopeaudio

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Phrases (1)

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stereo system
sound equipment that reproduces separate audio channels through multiple speakers

Noun + noun

Etymology

Shortened from stereotype, stereoscope, or stereophonic, all built on Greek stereos, 'solid.' The printing abbreviation is older; the familiar sound-system sense spread in the twentieth century.

Topics

Abstract Ideas Register & Style

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# stereo

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsteriˌoʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsteriəʊ/
**Frequency rank:** 8318

## Meanings
1. a sound system that records or reproduces audio through two or more separate channels
2. recorded or reproduced through separate channels to create a sense of spatial direction
3. dated: a stereotype printing plate or image made from one

## Examples
- He connected the turntable to the stereo in the living room.
- The engineer mixed the concert recording in stereo sound.
- The compositor placed an advertisement stereo on the newspaper's back page.

## Synonyms
- stereo system
- hi-fi
- stereophonic
- stereotype

## Antonyms
- mono
- monaural
- monophonic

## Derived Forms
- stereophonic
- stereoscopy
- stereoize

## Related Forms
- stereotype
- stereoscope
- audio

## Etymology
Shortened from stereotype, stereoscope, or stereophonic, all built on Greek stereos, 'solid.' The printing abbreviation is older; the familiar sound-system sense spread in the twentieth century.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Register & Style

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