stereo

Meanings

Plural: stereos

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
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.
Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.
A stereotype.
A genre of Western-style pop and rock music.

Adjective Satellite

designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels

Adj

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.

Verb

To create a stereophotographic image of.

Origin / Etymology

A shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).

Synonyms

console, consolette, hi-fi, in stereo, music centre, radiogram, stereo system, stereographic, stereophonic, stereophonic system, stereophony, stereoscopic photograph, stereoscopic picture, two-channel

Antonyms

monaural, mono, monophonic

Scrabble Score: 6

stereo is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
stereo is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stereo is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

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