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audio en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɔ.dɪ.o/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈoːdɪjəw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈɔ.di.o/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈoːdi.ɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈɔːdi.əʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈɔ.ɾi.oʊ] (US) without the cot–caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾi.oʊ] (US, cot-caught-merger)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɔ.de.o/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/ (US) without the cot–caught merger
  • /ˈɒ.di.oʊ/ (Canada)
  • [ˈɒ.ɾi.oʊ] (Canada)
  • /ˈoːdi.əʉ/ (Australia)
  • /ˈɑ.di.oʊ/ (US, cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.

Meanings

  1. Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.
    • I'm very audio, so I hear words. 1997, Arthur Myers, Communicating With Animals, →ISBN:
    • For example, if the person uses visual predicates such as “I see” or “I can't picture that,” the most powerful influencers will respond by saying “Let me show you,” as opposed to “let me explain,” the latter predicate being more audio than visual. 2010, Dick Lyles, Pearls of Perspicacity, →ISBN:
    • If you're more audio than visual, tune in on the "A-V Soap Opera" (page 375). 1955, The Educational Screen - Volume 34, page 366:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more audio Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most audio Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (41)

uk звукови́й (focused on audible sound) · fa شنیداری (focused on audible sound) · pl audio (focused on audible sound) · tr ses (focused on audible sound) · vi âm tần (focused on audible sound) · ru а́удио- (focused on audible sound) · el ακουστικός (focused on audible sound) · ro audio (focused on audible sound) · ru звуково́й (focused on audible sound) · ky угум (focused on audible sound) · sh audio (focused on audible sound) · mi ororongo (focused on audible sound) · et heli- (focused on audible sound) · sh zvučni (focused on audible sound) · ht odyo (focused on audible sound) · mt awdjo (focused on audible sound) · es de sonido (focused on audible sound) · ga fuaim (focused on audible sound) · ja オーディオ (focused on audible sound) · fi ääni- (focused on audible sound) · fr audio (focused on audible sound) · cmn 伴音 (focused on audible sound) · uk а́вдіо (focused on audible sound) · vi âm thanh (focused on audible sound) · cy sain (focused on audible sound) · el ήχου (focused on audible sound) · ca àudio (focused on audible sound) · cmn 音頻 /音频 (focused on audible sound) · id audio (focused on audible sound) · ar أُودْيُو (focused on audible sound) · hu hang- (focused on audible sound) · fi audio- (focused on audible sound) · et kuuldav (focused on audible sound) · es de audio (focused on audible sound) · he שמע (focused on audible sound) · de Audio- (focused on audible sound) · ar سَمْعِيّ (focused on audible sound) · el ηχητικός (focused on audible sound) · pt auditivo (focused on audible sound) · ko 오디오 (focused on audible sound) · uk а́удіо (focused on audible sound)

audio en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɔ.dɪ.o/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈoːdɪjəw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈɔ.di.o/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈoːdi.ɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈɔːdi.əʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈɔ.ɾi.oʊ] (US) without the cot–caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾi.oʊ] (US, cot-caught-merger)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɔ.de.o/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/ (US) without the cot–caught merger
  • /ˈɒ.di.oʊ/ (Canada)
  • [ˈɒ.ɾi.oʊ] (Canada)
  • /ˈoːdi.əʉ/ (Australia)
  • /ˈɑ.di.oʊ/ (US, cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Sound, or a sound signal.
  2. (countable, usually) A piece of sound that is recorded electronically.
    • Others wryly illustrate appropriated audios, like instructions for quacking like a duck or a letter from an angry airline passenger. 2009 April 17, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times:
    • I DMed him an audio of myself singing the South Park intro.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
audios Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

audio tour · audioconference · digital audio workstation · audio typing · sub-audio frequency · audio engineer · audiocentric · audio-book · audiotape · described audio · audiation · audio clip · nonaudio · audio vérité · dual audio · audio-description · audio cassette · audio coil · audioboard · audio guide · audio book · audio DVD · audio CD · edit audio · audio tape · audio mastering · digital audio · audio-typist · audiocentrism · audio engineering · audio frequency · audio card · audism · audio mining · audiovisual · audio play · audiotrack · audio typist

Relateds

audio- (sound or signal) · auditory (sound or signal) · auditive (sound or signal) · audiobook (sound or signal) · audio file (sound or signal) · video · audible (sound or signal) · audio commentary (sound or signal) · audio description (sound or signal) · audiovisual (sound or signal) · audio tune (sound or signal) · dysaudia (sound or signal) · audition (sound or signal)

Translations (18)

ja オーディオ (a sound or a sound signal) · fi audio (a sound or a sound signal) · hu hanganyag (a sound or a sound signal) · pt áudio (a sound or a sound signal) · id audio (a sound or a sound signal) · el ήχος (a sound or a sound signal) · nrf audgo (a sound or a sound signal) · hi श्रव्य (a sound or a sound signal) · eo sono (a sound or a sound signal) · es audio (a sound or a sound signal) · ca àudio (a sound or a sound signal) · eo aŭdio (a sound or a sound signal) · ky угум (a sound or a sound signal) · ko 오디오 (a sound or a sound signal) · tl awdiyo (a sound or a sound signal) · fi ääni (a sound or a sound signal) · gl audio (a sound or a sound signal) · is hljóð (a sound or a sound signal)