stereo

CEFRB1

/ˈstɛ.ɹi.əʊ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A system for playing recorded music through speakers.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A stereotype.

Examples

  • He always plays his stereo with the bass turned right up.

  • Can I play the stereo?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈstɛəɹ.i.oʊ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.

  2. 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.

  3. A genre of Western-style pop and rock music.

More examples

In context

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

  • Turn down the stereo.

  • 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, […]

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The speakers create a blank sound experience, using two separate audio channels for left and right ears.

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Origin

noun

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