Stereo - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Stereo :  adj : designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels [syn: stereophonic, two-channel] (noun)
1: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound [syn: stereo system, stereophonic system]
2: two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together [syn: stereoscopic picture, stereoscopic photograph]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Stereo- \Ste"re*o-\ [Gr. stereo`s solid. See Stare to gaze.] A combining form meaning solid, hard, firm, as in stereo-chemistry, stereography.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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