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au•di•o
Pronunciation: (ô'dē-ō"), [key]—
adj.
1. Electronics.designating an electronic apparatus using audio frequencies:
audio amplifier.
2. of, pertaining to, or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound.
3. of or pertaining to frequencies or signals in the audible range.
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n.
1. Television.
a. the audio elements of television (distinguished from
video).
b. the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
c. the audio part of a television broadcast.
2. the field of sound recording, transmission, reception, and reproduction.
audio-
a combining form used in the formation of compound words, with the meanings: “sound within the range of human hearing” (
audiometer); “hearing” (
audiology); “sound reproduction” (
audiophile).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.