Stereo vs. Stereophonic — What's the Difference?

A stereophonic sound-reproduction system.

Of or used in a sound-reproduction system that uses two or more separate channels to give a more natural distribution of sound.

Stereophonic sound.

Of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two channels to give a more natural two-dimensional sound distribution

A stereotype.

Designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels

A stereoscopic system or photograph.

Stereophonic.

Stereoscopic.

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.

(by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.

A stereotype.

Genre of Western-style pop and rock music

Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.

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.

(transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.

Reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound

Two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together

Designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels