stereo
stereoscopic photography.
a stereoscopic photograph.
stereophonic sound reproduction.
a system or the equipment for reproducing stereophonic sound.
Printing. stereotype (def. 3).
pertaining to stereophonic sound, stereoscopic photography, etc.
Printing. stereotype (def. 6).
Origin of stereo
1Other definitions for stereo- (2 of 3)
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-
2- Also especially before a vowel, stere-.
Other definitions for stereo. (3 of 3)
stereotype.
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How to use stereo in a sentence
There were no limos, no visits to fine restaurants, not so much as a decent stereo.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon | Robert Sam Anson | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt 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.
Phoenix on New Album ‘Bankrupt!’ and Journey to Rock Superstardom | Marlow Stern | April 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFoster 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 | THE DAILY BEASTYou can stream your music from a Windows PC through your Xbox into your stereo.
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It contained a lithograph in stereo of some scene in Yellowstone other than Old Faithful blowing its stack.
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver SmithI sat there with a magnifying glass on the roadsign; its stereo image standing up alongside the road in full color and solidity.
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver SmithIt was only a clump of weathered stone buildings in the light from the tractor, and Feldman had seen better in the stereo shots.
Badge of Infamy | Lester del ReyIt corresponds to tartaric acid, and, like this substance, it occurs in four stereo-isomeric forms.
Making sure the triptych was snugly in place behind him, he paused to flip the switch on the stereo cube.
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British Dictionary definitions for stereo (1 of 2)
/ (ˈstɛrɪəʊ, ˈstɪər-) /
short for stereophonic, stereoscopic
stereophonic sound: to broadcast in stereo
a stereophonic record player, tape recorder, etc
photog
stereoscopic photography
a stereoscopic photograph
printing short for stereotype
Origin of stereo
1British Dictionary definitions for stereo- (2 of 2)
indicating three-dimensional quality or solidity: stereoscope
Origin of stereo-
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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