stereo

noun

1. 1

   A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two or more channels, each playing a portion of the original sound at different locations in order to simulate the separation of sources along at least one spatial dimension.

2. 2

   datedAny 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.

3. 3

   A stereotype.

4. 4

   A genre of Western-style pop and rock music.

adjective

1. 1

   Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.

2. 2

   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.

   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, […]

verb

1. 1

   To create a stereophotographic image of.

Forms

plural

stereos

past tense

stereoed

past participle

stereoed

present participle

stereoing

third person singular

stereos