Stereo Definition
stĕrē-ō, stîr-
stereos
noun
stereos
A stereophonic system or effect.
To record in stereo.
Webster's New World
A stereophonic high-fidelity sound reproduction device.
Turn on the stereo.
Webster's New World
A stereotype.
American Heritage
A stereoscopic system or effect.
Webster's New World
A stereoscopic picture, film, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- stereophony
- stereo system
- stereophonic system
- stereoscopic picture
- stereoscopic photograph
- phonograph
- gramophone
- record player
- hi-fi
- stereo player
- stereo recorder
- high-fidelity system
- component set
- audio system
- sound-system
adjective
Stereophonic.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Stereoscopic.
American Heritage
Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
Wiktionary
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.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- two-channel
- stereophonic
prefix
Solid; solid body.
Stereolithography.
American Heritage
Three-dimensional.
Stereoscope.
American Heritage
affix
Solid, firm.
Stereotomy.
Webster's New World
Three-dimensional.
Stereoscope.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A solar observation mission, consisting of two identical spacecraft, that will provide stereoscopic imaging of the Sun.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Stereo
Noun
Singular:
stereo
Plural:
stereosOrigin of Stereo
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Shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereos, “solid").
From Wiktionary
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Greek from stereos solid ster-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From "Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory"
From Wiktionary
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