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stereophonic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌstɛɹi.əˈfɑnɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ˌstɛɹi.əˈfɒnɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌstɪɹi.əˈfɑnɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ˌstɪəɹi.əˈfɒnɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From stereo- + -phonic, by analogy with stereoscopic.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two or sometimes more channels played at different locations to simulate the separation of sources along at least one spatial dimension.
    • […] this 1953 Hansel und Gretel is a classic example of how a well produced mono recording can seem more stereophonic than many of its later stereophonic rivals. 2000, Richard Osborne, Herbert Von Karajan: A Life in Music, page 349:

Forms

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

Coordinates

quadraphonic · monophonic

Deriveds

Stereophonics · stereo · stereophony · stereophonically

Relateds

binaural

Translations (10)

pms stereofònich (using two channels) · es estereofónico (using two channels) · it stereofonico (using two channels) · ca estereofònic (using two channels) · pt estereofónico (using two channels) · fi kaksiääninen (using two channels) · pl stereofoniczny (using two channels) · fi stereofoninen (using two channels) · pt estereofônico (using two channels) · de stereofonisch (using two channels)