stereo

plural stereos

1. countableuncountableA 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. broadlycountabledateduncountableAny 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.

   Synonyms: hi-fi, music centre, console, radiogram, consolette

3. colloquialcountableuncountablemediaA stereotype.
4. MyanmarcountableuncountableentertainmentA genre of Western-style pop and rock music.

1. not comparableOf sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.

   Synonyms: in stereo, stereophonic

2. not comparableOf 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, […]

   2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood

   Synonyms: in stereo, stereographic

present singular third person stereos · participle present stereoing · participle past stereoed · past stereoed

1. transitiveTo create a stereophotographic image of.

1. A solar observation mission, consisting of two identical spacecraft, that will provide stereoscopic imaging of the Sun.