(of a system for recording, reproducing, or broadcasting sound) using two or more separate microphones to feed two or more loudspeakers through separate channels in order to give a spatial effect to the sound
Often shortened to: stereo. Compare monophonic, quadraphonics
Derived forms
stereophonically (ˌstereoˈphonically)
adverb
stereophony (ˌstɛrɪˈɒfənɪ, ˌstɪər-)
noun
stereophonic in American English
(ˌstɛriəˈfɑnɪk; ˌ stɪriəˈfɑnɪk)
adjective
designating or of sound reproduction, as in films, records, tapes, or broadcasting, using two or more channels to carry and reproduce through separatespeakers a blend of sounds from separate sources