Audio

//ˈɔː.di.əʊ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.

    "If you're more audio than visual, tune in on the "A-V Soap Opera" (page 375)."

Noun
  1. 1
    Sound, or a sound signal. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the sound elements of television wordnet
  3. 3
    A piece of sound that is recorded electronically. countable, usually

    "I DMed him an audio of myself singing the South Park intro."

  4. 4
    a recording of acoustic signals wordnet
  5. 5
    an audible acoustic wave frequency wordnet
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  1. 6
    the audible part of a transmitted signal wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.

Etymology 2

Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.

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