ster•e•o
Pronunciation: (ster'ē-ō", stēr'-), [key]
— n., pl. adj., v. ster•e•os,
—n.
- stereoscopic photography.
- a stereoscopic photograph.
- stereophonic sound reproduction.
- a system or the equipment for reproducing stereophonic sound.
- stereotype (defs. 1, 2).
—adj.
- pertaining to stereophonic sound, stereoscopic photography, etc.
—v.t.
- stereotype (def. 5).
stereo-
- a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant “solid”, used with reference to hardness, solidity, three-dimensionality in the formation of compound words: stereochemistry; stereogram; stereoscope.
stereo.
- stereotype.
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