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STEREO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
Synonyms:
stereo; stereo system; stereophonic system; stereophony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stereo" is a kind of...):
reproducer (an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound)
Meronyms (parts of "stereo"):
amplifier (electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stereo"):
boom box; ghetto blaster (a portable stereo)
iPod ((trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files)
quadraphonic system; quadraphony; quadriphonic system (a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using four separate channels)
Walkman ((trademark) a pocket-sized stereo system with light weight earphones)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together
Synonyms:
stereo; stereoscopic photograph; stereoscopic picture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stereo" is a kind of...):
exposure; photo; photograph; pic; picture (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stereo"):
anaglyph (moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Designating the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels
Synonyms:
stereo; stereophonic; two-channel
Classified under:
Similar:
biaural; binaural (relating to or having or hearing with two ears)
Domain category:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
