# stereo
## English
### Etymology

Shortened form of stereotype, stereoscope or stereophonic, all originally derived from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əʊ/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈstɛəɹ.i.oʊ/

### Noun

stereo (countable and uncountable, plural stereos)
* A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two channels, each playing a portion of the original sound in such a way as to create the illusion of locating the sound at a particular position, each offset from the other, thereby more accurately imitating the location of the original sound when the recorded or reproduced sound is heard.
* (by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.
    He liked to listen to classical music on his stereo.
* (printing, colloquial) A stereotype.
* (Myanmar, music) genre of Western-style pop and rock music

#### Synonyms

* (object or device): hi-fi, music centre, console, radiogram, consolette

#### Derived terms

* personal stereo
* stereo camera

#### Translations
### Adjective

stereo (not comparable)
* Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
* Of a pair of images: one depicting the view as would be seen from one eye and the other from the other eye, so that when viewed appropriately, they combine to give an impression of three dimensions.
** 2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood:One could easily do this with stereo photographs, but one could also do it by making a pseudoscope, with a short cardboard tube and mirrors, […]

#### Synonyms

* (of sound): in stereo, stereophonic
* (of a pair of images): in stereo, stereographic

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “of sound”): mono, monophonic, monaural

#### Translations
### Verb

stereo (third-person singular simple present stereos, present participle stereoing, simple past and past participle stereoed)
* (transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.

### Related terms

* stereographic
* stereophonic
* stereoscope
* stereoscopic

### See also

* surround sound

### Anagrams

* Eostre, Rosete, e-store, erotes

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈstɛrɛo]

### Noun

stereo n
* stereo

#### Declension
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English stereo, shortening of stereophonic and a few other terms.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsteː.ri.oː/, /ˈsteː.reː.oː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ste‧reo

### Adjective

stereo (invariable, comparative meer stereo, superlative meest stereo)
* stereo, stereophonic

#### Declension
### Adverb

stereo
* stereo, stereophonically

### Noun

stereo f (plural stereo's, diminutive stereootje n)
* a stereo set, a stereo installation

#### Derived terms

* stereo-installatie
* stereoset

#### Related terms

* stereo-

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English stereo), ultimately from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstereo/, [ˈs̠te̞re̞o̞]
* Rhymes: -ereo
* Hyphenation: ste‧reo

### Noun

stereo
* stereo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of stereo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
stereoni
stereoni
accusative
nom.
stereoni
stereoni
gen.
stereoni
genitive
stereoni
stereoideni stereoitteni
partitive
stereotani
stereoitani
inessive
stereossani
stereoissani
elative
stereostani
stereoistani
illative
stereooni
stereoihini
adessive
stereollani
stereoillani
ablative
stereoltani
stereoiltani
allative
stereolleni
stereoilleni
essive
stereonani
stereoinani
translative
stereokseni
stereoikseni
abessive
stereottani
stereoittani
instructive
comitative
—stereoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
stereosi
stereosi
accusative
nom.
stereosi
stereosi
gen.
stereosi
genitive
stereosi
stereoidesi stereoittesi
partitive
stereotasi
stereoitasi
inessive
stereossasi
stereoissasi
elative
stereostasi
stereoistasi
illative
stereoosi
stereoihisi
adessive
stereollasi
stereoillasi
ablative
stereoltasi
stereoiltasi
allative
stereollesi
stereoillesi
essive
stereonasi
stereoinasi
translative
stereoksesi
stereoiksesi
abessive
stereottasi
stereoittasi
instructive
comitative
—stereoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
stereomme
stereomme
accusative
nom.
stereomme
stereomme
gen.
stereomme
genitive
stereomme
stereoidemme stereoittemme
partitive
stereotamme
stereoitamme
inessive
stereossamme
stereoissamme
elative
stereostamme
stereoistamme
illative
stereoomme
stereoihimme
adessive
stereollamme
stereoillamme
ablative
stereoltamme
stereoiltamme
allative
stereollemme
stereoillemme
essive
stereonamme
stereoinamme
translative
stereoksemme
stereoiksemme
abessive
stereottamme
stereoittamme
instructive
comitative
—stereoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
stereonne
stereonne
accusative
nom.
stereonne
stereonne
gen.
stereonne
genitive
stereonne
stereoidenne stereoittenne
partitive
stereotanne
stereoitanne
inessive
stereossanne
stereoissanne
elative
stereostanne
stereoistanne
illative
stereoonne
stereoihinne
adessive
stereollanne
stereoillanne
ablative
stereoltanne
stereoiltanne
allative
stereollenne
stereoillenne
essive
stereonanne
stereoinanne
translative
stereoksenne
stereoiksenne
abessive
stereottanne
stereoittanne
instructive
comitative
—stereoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
stereonsa
stereonsa
accusative
nom.
stereonsa
stereonsa
gen.
stereonsa
genitive
stereonsa
stereoidensa stereoittensa
partitive
stereotaan stereotansa
stereoitaan stereoitansa
inessive
stereossaan stereossansa
stereoissaan stereoissansa
elative
stereostaan stereostansa
stereoistaan stereoistansa
illative
stereoonsa
stereoihinsa
adessive
stereollaan stereollansa
stereoillaan stereoillansa
ablative
stereoltaan stereoltansa
stereoiltaan stereoiltansa
allative
stereolleen stereollensa
stereoilleen stereoillensa
essive
stereonaan stereonansa
stereoinaan stereoinansa
translative
stereokseen stereoksensa
stereoikseen stereoiksensa
abessive
stereottaan stereottansa
stereoittaan stereoittansa
instructive
comitative
—stereoineen stereoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* korvalappustereot
* stereoetäisyysmittari
* stereokamera
* stereokartoitus
* stereokuulokkeet
* stereokuva
* stereokuvaus
* stereolaite
* stereolähetys
* stereomikroskooppi
* stereonauhuri
* stereonäkö
* stereoradio
* stereot
* stereotelevisio
* stereotoisto
* stereovahvistin
* stereovastaanotin
* stereoääni
* stereoäänite

### Further reading

* “stereo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* roseet

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstɛ.re.o/
* Rhymes: -ɛreo
* Hyphenation: stè‧re‧o

### Etymology 1

Clipping of stereofonico.

#### Adjective

stereo (invariable)
* stereo, stereophonic
    Synonym: stereofonico

#### Noun

stereo m (invariable)
* stereo (radio, boombox, etc.)

### Etymology 2

Clipping of stereofonia.

#### Noun

stereo f (invariable)
* stereophony

### Etymology 3

From translingual Stereum, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).

#### Noun

stereo m (plural sterei)
* any fungus of the genus Stereum

### Further reading

* stereo$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* stereo$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* Oreste, Ortese, estero, sotere, tesero, teserò

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French stéréo.

### Adjective

stereo m or f or n (indeclinable)
* stereo