Mono vs. Stereo — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mono and Stereo
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Mono
A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding
Stereo
A stereophonic sound-reproduction system.
Mono
(category theory) monomorphism
Stereo
Stereophonic sound.
Mono
(informal) A monogamous person.
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Stereo
A stereotype.
Mono
(colloquial) Monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.
Because many in the audience were very close to one of the speakers, the DJ decided to play the music in mono.
Stereo
A stereoscopic system or photograph.
Mono
(colloquial) Monochrome.
Stereo
Stereophonic.
Mono
, monogamous.
Stereo
Stereoscopic.
Mono
The black howler (Mycetes villosus), a monkey of Central America.
Stereo
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.
Mono
An acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
Stereo
(by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.
He liked to listen to classical music on his stereo.
Mono
Designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
Stereo
A stereotype.
Stereo
Genre of Western-style pop and rock music
Stereo
Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
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.
Stereo
(transitive) To create a stereophotographic image of.
Stereo
Reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
Stereo
Two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together
Stereo
Designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels
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