stereo
- stereoscopic photography.
- a stereoscopic photograph.
- stereophonic sound reproduction.
- a system or the equipment for reproducing stereophonic sound.
- Printing. stereotype(defs 1, 2).
- pertaining to stereophonic sound, stereoscopic photography, etc.
- Printing. stereotype(def 5).
Origin of stereo
stereo.
stereo-
- a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant “solid”, used with reference to hardness, solidity, three-dimensionality in the formation of compound words: stereochemistry; stereogram; stereoscope.
Origin of stereo-
Examples from the Web for stereo
Contemporary Examples of stereo
It worked at home as a secondary computer to run Pandora through the stereo and such tasks.
When we first started playing, we played for five minutes and the stereo broke.
Foster believes that Holmes used a stereo timer to set the music to start playing at midnight.
Explosion of James Holmes’ Apartment Would Have Been ‘Catastrophic’Christine Pelisek, Eliza Shapiro
July 23, 2012
You can stream your music from a Windows PC through your Xbox into your stereo.
The leading indicator for his comeback has already spoken via a clear, stereo signal.
Historical Examples of stereo
I took Thorndyke's card out of my pocket and looked at the stereo.
Highways in HidingGeorge Oliver Smith
Remember that stereo shot we had taken just before we left Mars?
Bedside MannerWilliam Morrison
The stereo house was open, and the little shops were brightly lighted.
Badge of InfamyLester del Rey
I can read your thoughts as though they were flashed on a stereo screen!
The Space PioneersCarey Rockwell
He stood at the bar for nearly half an hour, watching the stereo and waiting.
Sabotage in SpaceCarey Rockwell
stereo
- short for stereophonic, stereoscopic
- stereophonic soundto broadcast in stereo
- a stereophonic record player, tape recorder, etc
- photog
- stereoscopic photography
- a stereoscopic photograph
- printing short for stereotype
Word Origin for stereo
stereo-
sometimes before a vowel stere-
- indicating three-dimensional quality or soliditystereoscope
Word Origin for stereo-
Word Origin and History for stereo
1823 as a shortening of stereotype; 1876 as a shortening of stereoscope; 1954 (adj.) as a shortening of stereophonic; the noun meaning "stereophonic record or tape player" is recorded from 1964.
stereo-
word-forming element, before vowels stere-, from comb. form of Greek stereos "solid" (see stereotype).
stereo-
- Solid; solid body:stereotropism.
- Three-dimensional:stereochemistry.