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adjective

Electronics. designating an electronic apparatus using audio frequencies: audio amplifier.

of, pertaining to, or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound.

of or pertaining to frequencies or signals in the audible range.

noun

Television.

the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).

the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.

the audio part of a television broadcast.

the field of sound recording, transmission, reception, and reproduction.

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Audio is always a great word to know.

So is alternating current. Does it mean:

electric current that reverses direction at regular intervals

total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit

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Origin:
1920–25; independent use of audio-

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So many audio companies offer capable components in the midprice range that recommendations will seem arbitrary.

The audio quality of different devices and approaches varies widely.

Please note that you may also subscribe to our audio feeds on iTunes.

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So many audio companies offer capable components in the midprice range that recommendations will seem arbitrary.

The audio quality of different devices and approaches varies widely.

Please note that you may also subscribe to our audio feeds on iTunes.

Add audio captions to travel photos and mementos by using this innovative digital recorder and playback device.

They can be programmed to give audio reponses instead of visual text.

It was a beautiful day, good for pictures and video, but windy enough to interfere with audio recording.

The bedside panel also controls home security, lighting, and audio.

You'll also need audio sources of your own to add to what you use of the original mix.

It first locates the sources of the audio and then separates the sounds with computational filters.

It's a problem that plagues audio on tablets as a whole.

Cheap audio storage combined with searchable audio files could make reading and writing specialties.

Can listen to instructor-led audio workout routines via proprietary memory cards.

Audio forensic examiners are asked to authenticate recordings presented as evidence in criminal and civil court cases.

The audio walking tour is available as mp3 files, which can be downloaded separately or as a set.

It combines video and audio recording with collection of.

But for us audio fans, there's another sequence during launch preparation that's awfully compelling.

Experience their work firsthand through book excerpts, audio files, videos and photographs.

The popularity of audio books is redefining the notion of reading, which for centuries has been centered on the written word.

The audio files are larger, and therefore, the number of audio issues that can be stored on your device is limited to four.

But they soothe your nerves even when unplugged from an audio source.

Being an audio podcast about human perception, it's sort of the perfect match.

Free headsets are available for self-guided audio tours.

Portable audio players and downloadable audio books make it easy to take your favorite authors with you on trips.

Hear audio recordings of humpback whales and read interviews with the scientists who study them.

The the unique visit is self-guided with audio headsets.

But the sparkly hi-def video is accompanied by lo-fi audio.

Testing out wireless audio systems that promise better sound with much less electronic interference.

Interactive narration, along with audio pronunciation and vital stats.

After they had constructed their audio clips the researchers proceeded to the next phase of the experiment:.

Audio guides on board cruise ships will tell where the captain resides and the location of the shuffleboard tables.

Manufacturer iLuv has an audio plug that accommodates two sets of headphones with a separate volume control for each.

It can read books aloud, but it is not paying anyone for audio rights.

The rise of podcasting is now enabling museumgoers to concoct their own unofficial audio guides and tours.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

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).

Origin:
< Latin audī- (stem of audīre to hear) + -o-

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World English Dictionary

audio (ˈɔːdɪˌəʊ)

—n
1.	of or relating to sound or hearing: audio frequency
2.	relating to or employed in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound
3.	of, concerned with, or operating at audio frequencies

[C20: independent use of audio-]

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Word Origin & History

audio

"sound, especially recorded or transmitted," 1934, abstracted from prefix audio- (in audio-frequency, 1919, etc.), from L. audire "hear" (see audience).

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from L. audire "hear," (see audience); first used in Eng. as a word-formation element 1913.

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Medical Dictionary

audio- pref.

Hearing: audiology.
Sound: audiogenic.

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Computing Dictionary

audio definition

file format
Sound, one component of multimedia. Computers (and audio compact discs and digital audio tape) work with digital audio, in contrast to vinyl disks or analogue tape.
(1999-07-30)

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