The difference between Mono and Stereo
When used as nouns, mono means the fatiguing viral infection mononucleosis, whereas stereo means 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.
When used as adjectives, mono means monaural or monophonic, whereas stereo means of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
Stereo is also verb with the meaning: to create a stereophotographic image of.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mono and Stereo
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Mono as a noun (informal):
The fatiguing viral infection mononucleosis.
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Mono as a noun (slang, UK, Australia):
A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding
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Mono as an adjective (colloquial):
Monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.
Examples:
"Because many in the audience were very close to one of the speakers, the DJ decided to play the music in mono."
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Mono as an adjective (colloquial):
Monochrome.
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Mono as a noun (category theory):
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Mono as an adjective (chiefly, informal):
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Mono as a noun (informal):
A person.
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Mono as an adjective (chiefly, informal):
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Stereo as a noun:
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.
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Stereo as a noun (by extension):
Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.
Examples:
"He liked to listen to classical music on his stereo."
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Stereo as a noun (printing, colloquial):
A stereotype.
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Stereo as an adjective:
Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.
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Stereo as an adjective:
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.
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Stereo as a verb (transitive):
To create a stereophotographic image of.