adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌstɛɹi.əˈfɒnɪk/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌstɪəɹi.əˈfɒnɪk/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˌstɛɹi.əˈfɑnɪk/
General-American:/ˌstɪɹi.əˈfɑnɪk/
rhymes with -ɒnɪk
1
adj
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stereo, two-channel
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From stereo- + -phonic, by analogy with stereoscopic.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.