What is "stereo"

1823 as a shortening of stereotype (n.); 1876 as a shortening of stereoscope; 1954 as a shortening of stereophonic (adj.); the noun meaning "stereophonic record or tape player" is recorded from 1964.

a. 1 Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo. 2 Of 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. n. 1 A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two channels, each playing a portion of the original sound in such a way as to create the illusion of locating the sound at a particular position, each offset from the other, thereby more accurately imitating the location of the original sound when the recorded or reproduced sound is heard. 2 A radio, phonograph, cassette, and/or compact disc system that reproduces sound in stereo, as a stereo console in the home.

1. adj. designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels [syn: stereophonic, two-channel]

2. n. reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound [syn: stereo system, stereophonic system]

3. two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together [syn: stereoscopic picture, stereoscopic photograph]

Stereo or stereophonic sound is the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels.

Stereo may also refer to:

STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) is a solar observation mission. Two nearly identical spacecraft were launched in 2006 into orbits around the Sun that cause them to respectively pull farther ahead of and fall gradually behind the Earth. This enables stereoscopic imaging of the Sun and solar phenomena, such as coronal mass ejections.

"Stereo" is a single by the band Pavement, taken from the album Brighten the Corners. It was released by Domino Records in 1997. The catalogue number for the single is RUG-051. It contains two B-sides: "Westie Can Drum" and "Winner of The." It was released at the same time as the 7" version of the single, which contains a different B-side. This song would be released on Matador's 10th Anniversary compilation. NME ranks the song as the 15th best song of 1997.

Some CDs contain the 7" B-side "Birds in the Majic Industry".

Stereo is a 1969 Canadian film written, shot, edited and directed by David Cronenberg. It stars Ronald Mlodzik, who also appears in Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future, Shivers and Rabid. It was Cronenberg's first feature-length effort, following his two short films, Transfer and From the Drain. It is a brief feature film, with a running time of a little over one hour. This film is set in 1969.

The film has a 60% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Stereo is the fourth studio album by the American band Vallejo released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).

Stereo is the fourth solo album by Paul Westerberg. At this point in his career, the former Replacements leader was entering a new phase. He said goodbye to professional studios and big-name producers like Brendan O'Brien and Don Was, recording the album in his basement by himself. As detailed in the liner notes, Westerberg made no effort to fix imperfections like the tape running out in the middle of a song. Stereo was packaged with Mono, which he credited to his Grandpaboy alter ego.

"Postcards from Paradise", a cover of a Flesh for Lulu song, is located on the same track as "Call That Gone?"

Stereo is the only studio album by the indie rock band Christie Front Drive. It was released in 1996 on Caulfield Records, and re-released as a remastered edition with DVD on Magic Bullet Records. Bonus DVD contains the band's final performance in 1996.

"Stereo" is the fourth single from John Legend's second album, Once Again. The single was released as a download only single in the UK on 13 October 2007

It reached #47 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

"Stereo" is the first single by Canadian band The Watchmen from their fourth studio album, Silent Radar. The song was very successful in Canada, peaking at #5 on Canada's Alternative rock chart. The song's music video received much airplay on MuchMusic.

"Stereo" is a song by American hip hop recording artist MGK. The song was released on September 20, 2012 with an accompanying music video, and serves as the first promotional single from his debut studio album Lace Up. The single features vocals from Alex Fitts of The Kickdrums and was produced by Alex Kickdrum.

Stereo is a 2014 German thriller film directed by Maximilian Erlenwein. The film premiered in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. On 5 July 2014 the film was presented at the Vologda Independent Cinema Voices Festival. The North American Premiere was celebrated at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal on 31 July 2014. Stereo opened the South Korean Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2014. It was also shown in the "Sang Neuf" (Young Blood) Section at the Beaune Film Festival 2014 and in the International Competition Programme of the Odessa International Film Festival.

Stereo was one of 15 potential films to be considered as Germany's candidate to the Academy Awards 2015 as the Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not selected.

"Stereo" is a song by Finnish singer Anna Abreu from her fourth studio album, Rush (2011). It was co-written by Bryn Christopher, Jukka Immonen (who also produced the track) and Ali Tennant. "Stereo" is a Pop song with Dance elements and was released on 25 August 2011 in Finland, as the album's third single.