different between monaural vs stereo

English

Etymology

1931. mono- +? aural

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??r?l

Adjective

monaural

1. Of, relating to, affecting, or designed for use with one ear.

   monaural deafness

2. monophonic

Coordinate terms

• binaural

Derived terms

• monaurally

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st??i.??/

Noun

stereo (countable and uncountable, plural stereos)

1. 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.
2. (by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.

3. (printing, colloquial) A stereotype.

Synonyms

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

Translations

Adjective

stereo (not comparable)

1. Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• (of sound): mono, monophonic, monaural

Translations

Verb

stereo (third-person singular simple present stereos, present participle stereoing, simple past and past participle stereoed)

1. (transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.

Related terms

See also

• surround sound

Anagrams

• Eostre, Rosete, e-store, erotes

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ste?.ri.o?/, /?ste?.re?.o?/
• Hyphenation: ste?reo

Adjective

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

1. stereo, stereophonic

Inflection

Adverb

stereo

1. stereo, stereophonically

Noun

stereo f (plural stereo's, diminutive stereootje n)

1. A stereo set, a stereo installation

Derived terms

• stereo-installatie
• stereoset

Related terms

• stereo-

Finnish

Noun

stereo

1. stereo

Declension

Derived terms

• stereot

Anagrams

• roseet

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?.re.o/
• Hyphenation: stè?reo

Etymology 1

Clipping of stereofonico.

Adjective

stereo (invariable)

1. stereo, stereophonic

   Synonym: stereofonico

Noun

stereo m (invariable)

1. stereo (radio, boombox, etc.)

Etymology 2

Clipping of stereofonia.

Noun

stereo f (invariable)

1. stereophony

Etymology 3

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

Noun

stereo m (plural sterei)

1. Any fungus of the genus Stereum

Anagrams

• estero, tesero, teserò

References

• stereo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• stereo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian

Etymology

From French stéréo.

Adjective

stereo m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. stereo

Declension