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Audio
//ˈɔː.di.əʊ// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 Sound, or a sound signal. uncountable, usually
- 2 the sound elements of television wordnet
- 3 A piece of sound that is recorded electronically. countable, usually
"I DMed him an audio of myself singing the South Park intro."
- 4 a recording of acoustic signals wordnet
- 5 an audible acoustic wave frequency wordnet
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- 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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