stereo
English edit
Etymology edit
Shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
- (Myanmar, music) genre of Western-style pop and rock music
Synonyms edit
- (object or device): hi-fi, music centre, console, radiogram, consolette
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Adjective edit
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, […]
Synonyms edit
- (of sound): in stereo, stereophonic
- (of a pair of images): in stereo, stereographic
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "of sound"): mono, monophonic, monaural
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Verb edit
stereo (third-person singular simple present stereos, present participle stereoing, simple past and past participle stereoed)
- (transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stereo n
Declension edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English stereo, shortening of stereophonic and a few other terms.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
stereo (invariable, comparative meer stereo, superlative meest stereo)
Inflection edit
Inflection of stereo | ||||
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uninflected | stereo | |||
inflected | stereo | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | stereo | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | stereo | ||
n. sing. | stereo | |||
plural | stereo | |||
definite | stereo | |||
partitive |
Adverb edit
stereo
Noun edit
stereo f (plural stereo's, diminutive stereootje n)
- A stereo set, a stereo installation
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism (see English stereo), ultimately from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stereo
Declension edit
Inflection of stereo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
abessive | stereotta | stereoitta | ||
instructive | — | stereoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “stereo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Clipping of stereofonico.
Adjective edit
stereo (invariable)
- stereo, stereophonic
- Synonym: stereofonico
Noun edit
stereo m (invariable)
- stereo (radio, boombox, etc.)
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of stereofonia.
Noun edit
stereo f (invariable)
Etymology 3 edit
From translingual Stereum, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).
Noun edit
stereo m (plural sterei)
Further reading edit
- stereo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- stereo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
stereo m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | stereo | stereo | stereo | stereo | ||
definite | — | — | — | — | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | stereo | stereo | stereo | stereo | ||
definite | — | — | — | — |