stereo

Shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).

stereo (countable and uncountable, plural stereos)

1. A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two channels, each playing a portion of the original sound in such a way as to create the illusion of locating the sound at a particular position, each offset from the other, thereby more accurately imitating the location of the original sound when the recorded or reproduced sound is heard.
2. (by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.

   He liked to listen to classical music on his stereo.

3. (printing, colloquial) A stereotype.

• (object or device): hi-fi, music centre, console

stereo (not comparable)

1. Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
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.
   • 2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood

     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, […]

• (of sound): in stereo, stereophonic
• (of a pair of images): in stereo, stereographic

• (of sound): mono, monophonic, monaural

stereo (third-person singular simple present stereos, present participle stereoing, simple past and past participle stereoed)

1. (transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.

• surround sound

• Eostre, Rosete, e-store, erotes

stereo

1. stereo

• stereot

• roseet

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛ.re.o/
• Hyphenation: stè‧reo

Clipping of stereofonico.

stereo (invariable)

1. stereo, stereophonic

   Synonym: stereofonico

stereo m (invariable)

1. stereo (radio, boombox, etc.)

Clipping of stereofonia.

stereo f (invariable)

1. stereophony

From Translingual Stereum, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).

stereo m (plural sterei)

1. Any fungus of the genus Stereum

• estero, tesero, teserò

• stereo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• stereo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana