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high fidelity en · ADJ

Etymology

From the idea of strong lifelikeness, being very much true to life, a faithful reproduction of the original sounds that were recorded, with very little loss of information.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a sound system) Characterized by minimal distortion.

high fidelity en · NOUN

Etymology

From the idea of strong lifelikeness, being very much true to life, a faithful reproduction of the original sounds that were recorded, with very little loss of information.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The electronic reproduction of a given sound or image with relatively high accuracy.
    • High Fidelity is an attempt to minimize the effect of the electro-mechanical means necessary to the reproduction of music. 1954 November 13, “The low-down on high fidelity”, in Billboard, page 127:
  2. (uncountable) A high-quality reproduction of sound.
    • AFTER 500 PLAYS OUR HIGH FIDELITY TAPE STILL DELIVERS HIGH FIDELITY 1980 December 20, Maxell (advertisement), Billboard, page 75:

Antonyms

NoFi · low fidelity · no-fi · nofi · LoFi · lo-fi · lofi · no fidelity

Relateds

hifi · HiFi · hi-fi

Translations (12)

sjo ᡥᠠᡞ ᡫᡝᡞ (electronic system) · el υψηλή πιστότητα (electronic system) · ja ハイファイ (electronic system) · ga ard-dílseacht (electronic system) · fr haute-fidélité (electronic system) · fi hifi (electronic system) · et kõrge helikvaliteediga (electronic system) · ru хай-фа́й (electronic system) · cmn 高保真 (electronic system) · eo altfidelo (electronic system) · es alta fidelidad (electronic system) · ro înaltă fidelitate (electronic system)