stereo

¹

[ ster-ee-oh, steer- ]

noun

, plural ster·e·os.

1. stereoscopic photography.
2. a stereoscopic photograph.
3. stereophonic sound reproduction.
4. a system or the equipment for reproducing stereophonic sound.
5. Printing. stereotype ( def 3 ).

adjective

1. pertaining to stereophonic sound, stereoscopic photography, etc.

verb (used with object)

1. Printing. stereotype ( def 6 ).

stereo-

²

1. 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.

stereo.

³

abbreviation for

1. stereotype.

stereo

¹

/ ˈstɪər-; ˈstɛrɪəʊ /

adjective

1. See stereoscopic, stereophonic
   short for stereophonic stereoscopic

noun

1. stereophonic sound

   to broadcast in stereo

2. a stereophonic record player, tape recorder, etc
3. photog
   1. stereoscopic photography
   2. a stereoscopic photograph
4. See stereotype
   printing short for stereotype

stereo-

²

combining_form

1. indicating three-dimensional quality or solidity

   stereoscope

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereo¹

First recorded in 1815–25; by shortening

Origin of stereo²

From the Greek word stereós

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereo¹

C20: shortened form

Origin of stereo²

from Greek stereos solid

Example Sentences

Of course the effects of spatial audio will depend on the video you’re watching and how the audio has been encoded in the content, but you should be able to tell the difference between spatial audio and stereo sound.

From Popular-Science

As it orbited over Kansas, Iowa, and New York, curious Americans tuned their car stereos to hear its electronic signal.

From MIT Technology Review

With JBL and Sony’s SRS-SB wireless Bluetooth speakers, you can turn a pair into a stereo set, splitting them into left and right channels, or you can stick to a layered effect by letting them both play the same thing.

From Popular-Science

This Wrangler feels like a Tonka toy for adults, with optional hill-descent control, blind-spot monitor and premium Alpine stereo.

From Washington Blade

Amar Bose founded this audio company in 1964 after becoming disappointed with the performance of his newly-purchased home stereo system.

From Popular-Science

There were no limos, no visits to fine restaurants, not so much as a decent stereo.

From The Daily Beast

It worked at home as a secondary computer to run Pandora through the stereo and such tasks.

From The Daily Beast

When we first started playing, we played for five minutes and the stereo broke.

From The Daily Beast

Foster believes that Holmes used a stereo timer to set the music to start playing at midnight.

From The Daily Beast

You can stream your music from a Windows PC through your Xbox into your stereo.

From The Daily Beast

It contained a lithograph in stereo of some scene in Yellowstone other than Old Faithful blowing its stack.

From Project Gutenberg

I sat there with a magnifying glass on the roadsign; its stereo image standing up alongside the road in full color and solidity.

From Project Gutenberg

It was only a clump of weathered stone buildings in the light from the tractor, and Feldman had seen better in the stereo shots.

From Project Gutenberg

It corresponds to tartaric acid, and, like this substance, it occurs in four stereo-isomeric forms.

From Project Gutenberg

Making sure the triptych was snugly in place behind him, he paused to flip the switch on the stereo cube.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• audio system
• radio
• sound system