stereo
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈstɛrioʊ/
- We enjoy listening to music on our stereo because it creates a rich, immersive sound experience.
- a stereo system
- speakers for a stereo
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Watch on YouTubeAnd is it possible to have a car stereo sound like a stadium?
- And is it possible to have a car stereo sound like a stadium?
- And I went down and got a Mac stereo from RadioShack.
- My buddies passed out and, you know, got a big stereo, got the car.
- And it almost like turns it from like stereo to like mono.
- And then, you know, they're just drunk and blasting their stereos.
- Just type with Joe Weller on stereo, please, guys, please.
- I was, I was buying stereos off the people.
- And Tom went and the guy played him stereo.
- And thought we were very cool with our ridiculous stereos.
Examples
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Cool European-sounding jazz was on the stereo, like background music in some subtle, bittersweet foreign film.
Fiction book (1990) -
Then he'd turned on the stereo, muted, soft, and pleasant, the songs of the forties.
Fiction book (1991) -
Well, the good news is the stereo sounds great.
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The critical question, what kind of stereo equipment do you have?
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And is it possible to have a car stereo sound like a stadium?
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One easy chair, a television, and a good stereo system completed the pleasant room.
Fiction book (1991) -
Let's test out the stereo speakers on this unit.
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This is the stereo that really does give you all kinds of features... but it does it in a compact size.
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He's got some nice stereo equipment.
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Music blasted from the cheap stereo, though no one danced to it or even seemed to hear it.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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2.8
A set of electronic equipment that plays recorded music through two speakers
1
5.0
Equipment with two or more speakers that makes sound seem to come from different places
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
5.1
Photographs made as two slightly different pictures that show depth when viewed together
How Spatial
- Specialized
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5.0
- Archaic
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7.9
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- Specialized
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6.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word stereo comes from the Greek root stereos meaning 'solid' or 'three-dimensional'. A helpful way to remember modern stereo systems is to think of 'solid' sound: they use two or more speakers to give a sense of space and depth.