Stereophonic

Origin

- + phonic + -

Full definition of stereophonic

Adjective

1. of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two channels to give a more natural two-dimensional sound distribution
• 2000, Richard Osborne, Herbert Von Karajan: A Life in Music, page 349... this 1953 Hansel und Gretel is a classic example of how a well produced mono recording can seem more stereophonic than many of its later stereophonic rivals.

Derived terms

• stereo
• stereophonically
• stereophony

Coordinate terms

• monophonic