stereo

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a way of recording or playing sound so that it is separated into two signals and produces more natural sound:

in stereo The concert will be broadcast in stereo.

a piece of electrical equipment for playing music, listening to the radio, etc. that sounds very natural because the sounds come out of two speakers (= parts for playing sound):

Loud music was coming from the car stereo.

recording or playing sound in a way that separates it into two signals and produces more natural sound, or relating to this kind of sound:

a stereo system

The unit's stereo speakers sounded surprisingly good.

Tape was the format that introduced stereo sound into the home.

relating to a process, camera, etc. that creates an image that looks three-dimensional (= having width, height, and depth) by presenting two slightly different images to each eye:

The photographs were taken by a high-resolution stereo camera.

Stereo photography is a way of capturing an image with two different shots that combine together to create a holographic effect.

a device that plays recorded sound through two or more speakers, or sound produced in this way:

[ C ] Music was blaring from her car stereo.