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STEREOPHONIC SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
Synonyms:
stereo; stereo system; stereophonic system; stereophony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stereophonic system" is a kind of...):
reproducer (an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound)
Meronyms (parts of "stereophonic system"):
amplifier (electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stereophonic system"):
boom box; ghetto blaster (a portable stereo)
iPod ((trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files)
quadraphonic system; quadraphony; quadriphonic system (a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using four separate channels)
Walkman ((trademark) a pocket-sized stereo system with light weight earphones)
