stereophonic

English

Etymology

From stereo- +‎ -phonic by analogy with stereoscopic.

Adjective

stereophonic (comparative more stereophonic, superlative most stereophonic)

1. of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two channels to give a more natural two-dimensional sound distribution

   Coordinate terms: monophonic, quadraphonic

   • 2000, Richard Osborne, Herbert Von Karajan: A Life in Music, page 349:

     […] this 1953 Hansel und Gretel is a classic example of how a well produced mono recording can seem more stereophonic than many of its later stereophonic rivals.

Derived terms

• stereo
• stereophonically
• stereophony

 

Translations

using two channels

• Catalan: estereofònic (ca) m
• Finnish: kaksiääninen, stereofoninen
• German: stereofonisch (de)
• Italian: stereofonico (it)
• Piedmontese: stereofònich
• Polish: stereofoniczny (pl)
• Portuguese: estereofónico, estereofônico (Brazil)
• Spanish: estereofónico (es)

See also

• binaural