Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.

    сте́реоstéreo, стереофони́ческийstereofoníčeskij

  2. (not comparable)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.

    сте́реоstéreo, стереоскопи́ческийstereoskopíčeskij

More definitions
  • designating the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels

Examples

42 sentences
  1. Please turn down the stereo a little.

    deBitte mache das Stereogerät ein bisschen leiser. — Esperantostern

  2. Is there a stereo in your bedroom?

  3. I got a new stereo at that store.

    deIch habe mir in diesem Laden eine neue Stereoanlage gekauft. — kriskelvin

  4. Would you turn down the stereo a little?

  5. Tom has an expensive stereo system.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
of sound:
of a pit of images:

Origin

A shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived, via s

A shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived, via stereo-, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
of sound:stereophonicin stereo
of a pair of images:stereographic
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

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