Stereo

//ˈstɛəɹ.i.oʊ// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo. not-comparable
  2. 2
    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. not-comparable

    "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, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    designating the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A solar observation mission, consisting of two identical spacecraft, that will provide stereoscopic imaging of the Sun.
Noun
  1. 1
    A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two or more channels, each playing a portion of the original sound at different locations in order to simulate the separation of sources along at least one spatial dimension. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound wordnet
  3. 3
    Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home. broadly, countable, dated, uncountable

    "He liked to listen to classical music on his stereo."

  4. 4
    two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together wordnet
  5. 5
    A stereotype. colloquial, countable, uncountable
Show 1 more definition
  1. 6
    A genre of Western-style pop and rock music. Myanmar, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To create a stereophotographic image of. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

Etymology 4

From "Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory".

Next best steps

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: stereo