audio

[ aw-dee-oh ]

/ ˈɔ diˌoʊ /

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adjective

Electronics. designating an electronic apparatus using audio frequencies: audio amplifier.

of, relating to, or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound.

of or relating to frequencies or signals in the audible range.

noun

Television.

the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.

the field of sound recording, transmission, reception, and reproduction.

Nearby words

audience, audience room, audience share, audile, auding, audio, audio book, audio conference, audio description, audio disc, audio frequency

Origin of audio

First recorded in 1920–25; independent use of audio-

Definition for audio (2 of 2)

audio-

a combining form used in the formation of compound words, with the meanings: “sound within the range of human hearing” (audiometer); “hearing” (audiology); “sound reproduction” (audiophile).

Origin of audio-

< Latin audī- (stem of audīre to hear) + -o-

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Examples from the Web for audio

His monotonous music is, really, like the audio soundtrack to a k-hole.
The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The audio message featured the words, “the real battle in Lebanon is yet to begin.”
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A transcript and an audio recording of his remarks were obtained by The Daily Beast.
Pro-Palestinian Group Lectured On Skirting Terror Laws|Shane Harris|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Baghdadi accepted the various loyalty oaths three days later in an audio message released on Nov. 13.
Murder Vids Help ISIS Lure More Monsters|Thomas Joscelyn|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Her arrest came at a checkpoint in Damascus in June 2013, when soldiers spotted an audio recorder in her bag.
Escaping Assad’s Rape Prisons: A Survivor Tells Her Story|Jamie Dettmer|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the radar is too complicated to change over to audio communications.
The Space Pioneers|Carey Rockwell
The diagram of Fig. 100 shows the complete circuit of a set with three stages of radio-amplification and none of audio.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills
It's audio of some sort, sir, but there's lots more to the signal than that.
A Matter of Magnitude|Al Sevcik
Then he began to assemble an audio amplifier to build up the volume of the sounds already taped for re-use under the sea.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster
As soon as he's done I'll cut off the audio sending and say something to let you all know we're off the air.
Skylark Three|Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for audio (1 of 2)

audio

/ (ˈɔːdɪˌəʊ) /

noun (modifier)

of or relating to sound or hearingaudio frequency

relating to or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound

of, concerned with, or operating at audio frequencies

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Word Origin for audio

C20: independent use of audio-

British Dictionary definitions for audio (2 of 2)

audio-

combining form

indicating hearing or soundaudiometer; audiovisual

Word Origin for audio-

from Latin audīre to hear

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Word Origin and History for audio (1 of 2)

audio

"sound," especially recorded or transmitted, 1934, abstracted from prefix audio- (in audio-frequency, 1919, etc.), from Latin audire "hear" (see audience).

Word Origin and History for audio (1 of 2)

audio-

word-forming element meaning "sound, hearing," from comb. form of Latin audire "hear," (see audience); first used in English as a word-formation element 1913.

audio

adjective

noun

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