stereo
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.
Other meanings
A genre of Western-style pop and rock music.
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.”
Kinds of stereo
- boom box
Related words
- stereoless
- mini stereo
- mini stereo system
- personal stereo
Word history
From Ancient Greek "στερεός" (solid).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “stereo” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.