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Dictionary: ster·e·o   (stĕr'ē-ō', stîr'-) pronunciation

n., pl., -os.
    1. A stereophonic sound-reproduction system.
    2. Stereophonic sound.
  1. A stereotype.
  2. A stereoscopic system or photograph.
adj.
  1. Stereophonic.
  2. Stereoscopic.

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IN BRIEF: A sound system that uses two or more speakers, presenting sounds in a natural way from the directions in which they were picked up by two or more microphones.

pronunciation The young woman listened to her stereo in her bedroom.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
  Synonyms: stereo system, stereophonic system

Meaning #2: two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together
  Synonyms: stereoscopic picture, stereoscopic photograph


The adjective stereo has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (electronics) designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels
  Synonyms: stereophonic, two-channel


Translations: Stereo
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stereo, stereoanlæg
adj. - stereo

Nederlands (Dutch)
stereo, geluidsapparatuur, stereotype

Français (French)
n. - stéréo, chaîne stéréo
adj. - stéréo

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stereoanlage
adj. - stereo, stereoskopisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) στερεοφωνικό συγκρότημα
adj. - στερεοφωνικός
pref. - στερεοφωνικό συγκρότημα

Italiano (Italian)
stereo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estéreo

Русский (Russian)
стереомагнитофон, стереопроигрыватель, стереосистема

Español (Spanish)
n. - estereofonía, estereotipo, estereoscopia, equipo estereofónico
adj. - estereofónico, estéreo, estereoscópico, estereotipado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stereo, stereoanläggning, stereotyp
adj. - stereo-, stereofonisk, stereoskopisk
pref. - stereo-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
立体音响装置, 立体声效果, 立体声, 体视系统, 立体的, 立体感觉的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 立體音響裝置, 立體聲效果, 立體聲, 體視系統
adj. - 立體的, 立體感覺的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 입체 음향장치, 스테레오
adj. - 스테레오의, 입체 음향의, 실체경의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ステレオ, 立体音響, ステロ版, 立体鏡
adj. - ステレオの, 立体音響の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جهاز مسجل (صفه) (صوت) مجسم (بادئه الكلمه) بادئه تعني : مجسم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מערכת סטריאופונית‬
adj. - ‮סטריאופוני‬


 
 
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