stereo
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stereo (countable and uncountable, plural stereos)
- A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two channels, each playing a portion of the original sound in such a way as to create the illusion of locating the sound at a particular position, each offset from the other, thereby more accurately imitating the location of the original sound when the recorded or reproduced sound is heard.
- (by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.
- He liked to listen to classical music on his stereo.
- (printing, colloquial) A stereotype.
- (Myanmar, music) genre of Western-style pop and rock music
Synonyms
[edit]- (object or device): hi-fi, music centre, console, radiogram, consolette
Derived terms
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Adjective
[edit]stereo (not comparable)
- Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
- Of a pair of images: one depicting the view as would be seen from one eye and the other from the other eye, so that when viewed appropriately, they combine to give an impression of three dimensions.
- 2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood:
- One could easily do this with stereo photographs, but one could also do it by making a pseudoscope, with a short cardboard tube and mirrors, […]
Synonyms
[edit]- (of sound): in stereo, stereophonic
- (of a pair of images): in stereo, stereographic
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “of sound”): mono, monophonic, monaural
Translations
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Verb
[edit]stereo (third-person singular simple present stereos, present participle stereoing, simple past and past participle stereoed)
- (transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.
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[edit]Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stereo n
Declension
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English stereo, shortening of stereophonic and a few other terms.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]stereo (invariable, comparative meer stereo, superlative meest stereo)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of stereo | ||||
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uninflected | stereo | |||
inflected | stereo | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | stereo | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | stereo | ||
n. sing. | stereo | |||
plural | stereo | |||
definite | stereo | |||
partitive |
Adverb
[edit]stereo
Noun
[edit]stereo f (plural stereo's, diminutive stereootje n)
- A stereo set, a stereo installation
Derived terms
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[edit]Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Internationalism (see English stereo), ultimately from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stereo
Declension
[edit]Inflection of stereo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | stereo | stereot | |
genitive | stereon | stereoiden stereoitten | |
partitive | stereota | stereoita | |
illative | stereoon | stereoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | stereo | stereot | |
accusative | nom. | stereo | stereot |
gen. | stereon | ||
genitive | stereon | stereoiden stereoitten | |
partitive | stereota | stereoita | |
inessive | stereossa | stereoissa | |
elative | stereosta | stereoista | |
illative | stereoon | stereoihin | |
adessive | stereolla | stereoilla | |
ablative | stereolta | stereoilta | |
allative | stereolle | stereoille | |
essive | stereona | stereoina | |
translative | stereoksi | stereoiksi | |
abessive | stereotta | stereoitta | |
instructive | — | stereoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “stereo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Clipping of stereofonico.
Adjective
[edit]stereo (invariable)
- stereo, stereophonic
- Synonym: stereofonico
Noun
[edit]stereo m (invariable)
- stereo (radio, boombox, etc.)
Etymology 2
[edit]Clipping of stereofonia.
Noun
[edit]stereo f (invariable)
Etymology 3
[edit]From translingual Stereum, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).
Noun
[edit]stereo m (plural sterei)
Further reading
[edit]- stereo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- stereo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]stereo m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | stereo | stereo | stereo | stereo | ||
definite | — | — | — | — | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | stereo | stereo | stereo | stereo | ||
definite | — | — | — | — |
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