"stereophonic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more stereophonic [comparative], most stereophonic [superlative]
Etymology: stereo- + -phonic by analogy with stereoscopic Etymology templates: {{af|en|stereo-|-phonic}} stereo- + -phonic Head templates: {{en-adj}} stereophonic (comparative more stereophonic, superlative most stereophonic)
  1. of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two channels to give a more natural two-dimensional sound distribution Derived forms: stereo, stereophonically, stereophony Related terms: binaural Translations (using two channels): estereofònic [masculine] (Catalan), kaksiääninen (Finnish), stereofoninen (Finnish), stereofonisch (German), stereofonico (Italian), stereofònich (Piedmontese), stereofoniczny (Polish), estereofónico (Portuguese), estereofônico [Brazil] (Portuguese), estereofónico (Spanish)

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