audio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.

noun

Sound, or a sound signal.
A piece of sound that is recorded electronically.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔː.di.əʊ/ /ˈoːdɪjəw/ /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/ [ˈɔ.ɾi.oʊ] en-us-audio.ogg /ˈɑ.di.oʊ/ [ˈɑ.ɾi.oʊ] /ˈɒd.i.oʊ/ [ˈɒɾ.i.oʊ] /ˈoː.di.əʉ/ /ˈoː.di.ɐʉ/ /ˈɔ.de.o/ /ˈɔ.dɪ.o/ /ˈɔ.di.o/

Word forms

audio more audio most audio audios

Etymology

Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.

Related words

video audible audio- audiobook audio commentary audio description audio file audiovisual audition auditive auditory dysaudia

Derived words

audiation audioboard audio book audio-book audio card audio cassette audio CD audiocentric audiocentrism audio clip audio coil audioconference audio-description audio DVD audio engineer audio engineering audio frequency audio guide audio mastering audio mining audio play audiotape audio tape audio tour audiotrack audio typing audio-typist audio typist audio vérité audiovisual audism described audio digital audio digital audio workstation dual audio edit audio nonaudio sub-audio frequency

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