stereophonic
/ˌstɛɹi.əˈfɒnɪk/US/ˌstɛɹi.əˈfɑnɪk/
stereophonic adjective: 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.
Adjective
stereophonic (comparative more stereophonic, superlative most stereophonic)
- 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 of stereophonic
| comparative | more stereophonic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most stereophonic |
Origin of stereophonic
From stereo- + -phonic, by analogy with stereoscopic.
Words formed from stereophonic
- stereo
- stereophonically
- Stereophonics
- stereophony
Words that rhyme with stereophonic
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- demonic
- ionic
- laconic
- masonic
- mnemonic
- monic
- monophonic
- monotonic
- pythonic
- Teutonic
- catatonic
- colonic
- histrionic
- homophonic
- infrasonic
- moronic
- planktonic
- platonic
- polytonic
- sardonic
- Slavonic
- sonic
- supersonic
- syntonic
- ambisonic
- anionic
- aplatonic
- apophonic
- arachidonic
- autochthonic
- avionic
- bacterioplanktonic
- Bonnick
- bosonic
- breviconic
- bubonic
- Byronic
- carbonic
- chthonic
- clonic
- conic
- cryonic
- Decameronic
- diatonic
- eugonic
- euphonic
- eutonic
- glyconic
Questions about stereophonic
- What does stereophonic mean?
- Stereophonic means 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.
- What part of speech is stereophonic?
- Stereophonic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce stereophonic?
- Stereophonic is pronounced /ˌstɛɹi.əˈfɒnɪk/ (UK).
Words near stereophonic in the dictionary
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