stereo

[ ster-ee-oh, steer- ]
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noun,plural ster·e·os.
  1. stereoscopic photography.

  2. a stereoscopic photograph.

  1. stereophonic sound reproduction.

  2. a system or the equipment for reproducing stereophonic sound.

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

verb (used with object)

Origin of stereo

1
First recorded in 1815–25; by shortening

Other definitions for stereo- (2 of 3)

stereo-

  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.

Origin of stereo-

2
From the Greek word stereós
  • Also especially before a vowel, stere-.

Other definitions for stereo. (3 of 3)

stereo.

abbreviation
  1. stereotype.

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How to use stereo in a sentence

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

    Highways in Hiding | George Oliver Smith
  • I 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 Smith
  • It 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 Rey
  • It 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.

    Zero Data | Charles Saphro

British Dictionary definitions for stereo (1 of 2)

stereo

/ (ˈstɛrɪəʊ, ˈstɪər-) /


adjective
nounplural stereos
  1. stereophonic sound: to broadcast in stereo

  2. a stereophonic record player, tape recorder, etc

  1. photog

    • stereoscopic photography

    • a stereoscopic photograph

  2. printing short for stereotype

Origin of stereo

1
C20: shortened form

British Dictionary definitions for stereo- (2 of 2)

stereo-

combining form
  1. indicating three-dimensional quality or solidity: stereoscope

Origin of stereo-

2
from Greek stereos solid

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