stereo
pronunciation
How to pronounce stereo in British English:
UK [ˈsteriəʊ]
How to pronounce stereo in American English:
US [ˈsterioʊ]
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- Noun:
- reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
- two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together
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- Adjective:
- designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels
Word Origin
- stereo
- stereo: [19] Greek stereós meant ‘solid’. The earliest English compound noun formed from it was stereometry [16], a mathematical term denoting the measurement of solid or threedimensional objects. This was followed by stereographic [17], stereotype [18] (coined in French and originally used for a ‘solid’ printing block; the metaphorical ‘unvaried or conventional image’ emerged in the middle of the 19th century), stereoscope [19] (a viewer for producing ‘solid’ or three-dimensional images), and stereophonic ‘producing three-dimensional sound’ [20]. Stereo was used in the 19th century as an abbreviation for stereotype and stereoscopic; its use for stereophonic dates from the early 1950s.=> stare, stork
- stereo
- 1823 as a shortening of stereotype (n.); 1876 as a shortening of stereoscope; 1954 as a shortening of stereophonic (adj.); the noun meaning "stereophonic record or tape player" is recorded from 1964.
Example
- 1. Your stereo system is so much better than mine .
- 2. In stereo sue 's case , the 3d just popped .
- 3. The stereo speakers sounded good to my ears .
- 4. It also opens up other bluetooth devices for use with the television including bluetooth wireless stereo headphones .
- 5. Other new applications include stereo wireless headphones for use with mp3 players-apple is rumoured to be working on a bluetooth ipod-and connecting mp3 players to in-car stereo systems via bluetooth .