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stereo

See also: Stereo, STEREO, stereo-, stéréo, and stéréo-

English

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Etymology

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Shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).

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Noun

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stereo (countable and uncountable, plural stereos)

  1. 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.
  2. (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.
  3. (printing, colloquial) A stereotype.
  4. (Myanmar, music) genre of Western-style pop and rock music

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Adjective

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stereo (not comparable)

  1. Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
  2. 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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Verb

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stereo (third-person singular simple present stereos, present participle stereoing, simple past and past participle stereoed)

  1. (transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.
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Czech

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Noun

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stereo n

  1. stereo

Declension

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Declension of stereo (semisoft neuter)
singular plural
nominative stereo sterea
genitive sterea stereí
dative stereu stereím, stereům
accusative stereo sterea
vocative stereo sterea
locative stereu stereích, stereech
instrumental stereem sterei, sterey

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English stereo, shortening of stereophonic and a few other terms.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsteː.ri.oː/, /ˈsteː.reː.oː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ste‧reo

Adjective

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stereo (invariable, comparative meer stereo, superlative meest stereo)

  1. stereo, stereophonic

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Declension 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

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stereo

  1. stereo, stereophonically

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stereo f (plural stereo's, diminutive stereootje n)

  1. a stereo set, a stereo installation

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English stereo), ultimately from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstereo/, [ˈs̠te̞re̞o̞]
  • Rhymes: -ereo
  • Syllabification(key): ste‧re‧o

Noun

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stereo

  1. stereo

Declension

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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
abessive stereotta stereoitta
instructive — stereoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of stereo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative stereoni stereoni
accusative nom. stereoni stereoni
gen. stereoni
genitive stereoni stereoideni
stereoitteni
partitive stereotani stereoitani
inessive stereossani stereoissani
elative stereostani stereoistani
illative stereooni stereoihini
adessive stereollani stereoillani
ablative stereoltani stereoiltani
allative stereolleni stereoilleni
essive stereonani stereoinani
translative stereokseni stereoikseni
abessive stereottani stereoittani
instructive — —
comitative — stereoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative stereosi stereosi
accusative nom. stereosi stereosi
gen. stereosi
genitive stereosi stereoidesi
stereoittesi
partitive stereotasi stereoitasi
inessive stereossasi stereoissasi
elative stereostasi stereoistasi
illative stereoosi stereoihisi
adessive stereollasi stereoillasi
ablative stereoltasi stereoiltasi
allative stereollesi stereoillesi
essive stereonasi stereoinasi
translative stereoksesi stereoiksesi
abessive stereottasi stereoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — stereoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative stereomme stereomme
accusative nom. stereomme stereomme
gen. stereomme
genitive stereomme stereoidemme
stereoittemme
partitive stereotamme stereoitamme
inessive stereossamme stereoissamme
elative stereostamme stereoistamme
illative stereoomme stereoihimme
adessive stereollamme stereoillamme
ablative stereoltamme stereoiltamme
allative stereollemme stereoillemme
essive stereonamme stereoinamme
translative stereoksemme stereoiksemme
abessive stereottamme stereoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — stereoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative stereonne stereonne
accusative nom. stereonne stereonne
gen. stereonne
genitive stereonne stereoidenne
stereoittenne
partitive stereotanne stereoitanne
inessive stereossanne stereoissanne
elative stereostanne stereoistanne
illative stereoonne stereoihinne
adessive stereollanne stereoillanne
ablative stereoltanne stereoiltanne
allative stereollenne stereoillenne
essive stereonanne stereoinanne
translative stereoksenne stereoiksenne
abessive stereottanne stereoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — stereoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative stereonsa stereonsa
accusative nom. stereonsa stereonsa
gen. stereonsa
genitive stereonsa stereoidensa
stereoittensa
partitive stereotaan
stereotansa 		stereoitaan
stereoitansa
inessive stereossaan
stereossansa 		stereoissaan
stereoissansa
elative stereostaan
stereostansa 		stereoistaan
stereoistansa
illative stereoonsa stereoihinsa
adessive stereollaan
stereollansa 		stereoillaan
stereoillansa
ablative stereoltaan
stereoltansa 		stereoiltaan
stereoiltansa
allative stereolleen
stereollensa 		stereoilleen
stereoillensa
essive stereonaan
stereonansa 		stereoinaan
stereoinansa
translative stereokseen
stereoksensa 		stereoikseen
stereoiksensa
abessive stereottaan
stereottansa 		stereoittaan
stereoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — stereoineen
stereoinensa

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛ.re.o/
  • Rhymes: -ɛreo
  • Hyphenation: stè‧re‧o

Etymology 1

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Clipping of stereofonico.

Adjective

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stereo (invariable)

  1. stereo, stereophonic
    Synonym: stereofonico

Noun

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stereo m (invariable)

  1. stereo (radio, boombox, etc.)

Etymology 2

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Clipping of stereofonia.

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stereo f (invariable)

  1. stereophony

Etymology 3

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From translingual Stereum, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).

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stereo m (plural sterei)

  1. any fungus of the genus Stereum

Further reading

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  • 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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Etymology

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Borrowed from French stéréo.

Adjective

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stereo m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. stereo

Declension

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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 — — — —
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