stereo
See also: Stereo, STEREO, stereo-, stéréo, and stéréo-
English
Etymology
Shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstɛɹ.i.əʊ/
Audio (RP) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈstɛɹ.i.oʊ/
Noun
stereo (countable and uncountable, plural stereos)
- A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two channels, each playing a portion of the original sound in such a way as to create the illusion of locating the sound at a particular position, each offset from the other, thereby more accurately imitating the location of the original sound when the recorded or reproduced sound is heard.
- (by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.
- He liked to listen to classical music on his stereo.
- (printing, colloquial) A stereotype.
Synonyms
- (object or device): hi-fi, music centre, console, radiogram
Translations
system
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device
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Adjective
stereo (not comparable)
- Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
- Of a pair of images: one depicting the view as would be seen from one eye and the other from the other eye, so that when viewed appropriately, they combine to give an impression of three dimensions.
- 2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood:
- One could easily do this with stereo photographs, but one could also do it by making a pseudoscope, with a short cardboard tube and mirrors, […]
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Synonyms
- (of sound): in stereo, stereophonic
- (of a pair of images): in stereo, stereographic
Antonyms
- (of sound): mono, monophonic, monaural
Translations
of sound
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of a pit of images
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Verb
stereo (third-person singular simple present stereos, present participle stereoing, simple past and past participle stereoed)
- (transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.
Related terms
- stereographic
- stereophonic
- stereoscope
- stereoscopic
See also
- surround sound
Anagrams
- Eostre, Rosete, e-store, erotes
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English stereo, shortening of stereophonic and a few other terms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteː.ri.oː/, /ˈsteː.reː.oː/
- Hyphenation: ste‧reo
Adjective
stereo (invariable, comparative meer stereo, superlative meest stereo)
- stereo, stereophonic
Inflection
| Inflection of stereo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | stereo | |||
| inflected | stereo | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | stereo | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | stereo | ||
| n. sing. | stereo | |||
| plural | stereo | |||
| definite | stereo | |||
| partitive | ||||
Adverb
stereo
- stereo, stereophonically
Noun
stereo f (plural stereo's, diminutive stereootje n)
- A stereo set, a stereo installation
Derived terms
- stereo-installatie
- stereoset
Related terms
- stereo-
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English stereo), ultimately from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstereo/, [ˈs̠t̪e̞re̞o̞]
- Rhymes: -ereo
- Syllabification(key): ste‧re‧o
Noun
stereo
- stereo
Declension
| Inflection of stereo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | stereo | stereot | |
| genitive | stereon | stereoiden stereoitten | |
| partitive | stereota | stereoita | |
| illative | stereoon | stereoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | stereo | stereot | |
| accusative | nom. | stereo | stereot |
| gen. | stereon | ||
| genitive | stereon | stereoiden stereoitten | |
| partitive | stereota | stereoita | |
| inessive | stereossa | stereoissa | |
| elative | stereosta | stereoista | |
| illative | stereoon | stereoihin | |
| adessive | stereolla | stereoilla | |
| ablative | stereolta | stereoilta | |
| allative | stereolle | stereoille | |
| essive | stereona | stereoina | |
| translative | stereoksi | stereoiksi | |
| instructive | — | stereoin | |
| abessive | stereotta | stereoitta | |
| comitative | — | stereoineen | |
| Possessive forms of stereo (type valtio) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | stereoni | stereomme |
| 2nd person | stereosi | stereonne |
| 3rd person | stereonsa | |
Derived terms
- stereot
Anagrams
- roseet
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛ.re.o/
- Rhymes: -ɛreo
- Hyphenation: stè‧re‧o
Etymology 1
Clipping of stereofonico.
Adjective
stereo (invariable)
- stereo, stereophonic
- Synonym: stereofonico
Noun
stereo m (invariable)
- stereo (radio, boombox, etc.)
Etymology 2
Clipping of stereofonia.
Noun
stereo f (invariable)
- stereophony
Etymology 3
From translingual Stereum, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).
Noun
stereo m (plural sterei)
- any fungus of the genus Stereum
Further reading
- stereo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- stereo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- Oreste, Ortese, estero, sotere, tesero, teserò
Romanian
Etymology
From French stéréo.
Adjective
stereo m or f or n (indeclinable)
- stereo
Declension
Declension of stereo (invariable)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | stereo | stereo | stereo | stereo | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | stereo | stereo | stereo | stereo | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||