Meanings
comparative more stereophonic · superlative most stereophonic
- Of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two or sometimes more channels played at different locations to simulate the separation of sources along at least one spatial dimension.
[…] this 1953 Hansel und Gretel is a classic example of how a well produced mono recording can seem more stereophonic than many of its later stereophonic rivals.
2000, Richard Osborne, Herbert Von Karajan: A Life in Music, page 349
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedesignating the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From stereo- + -phonic, by analogy with stereoscopic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan estereofònic
- estereofònicusing two channels
Finnish kaksiääninen, stereofoninen
- kaksiääninenusing two channels
- stereofoninenusing two channels
German stereofonisch
- stereofonischusing two channels
Italian stereofonico
- stereofonicousing two channels
Polish stereofoniczny
- stereofonicznyusing two channels
Portuguese estereofónico, estereofônico
- estereofónicousing two channels
- estereofônicousing two channels
Spanish estereofónico
- estereofónicousing two channels
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with stereophonic
Cite this entry
stereophonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereophonic
“stereophonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereophonic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stereophonic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereophonic.
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