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audio

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

The sound elements of television.

Pronunciation

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ahdeeoh

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɑdioʊ

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. The sound elements of television

  2. uncountable

    Sound, or a sound signal.

  3. countable

    A piece of sound that is recorded electronically.

adjective

  1. Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The sound elements of television

Used this way, audio is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use audio

  • “They always raise the audio for commercials.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Sound / recording

audio recordingaudio frequencyaudio amplifieraudio signal

Sound

audio tape

Other combinations

audio cassetteaudio fileaudio track

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • audio compact discnounCompound term

    Compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music).

  • audio cdnounCompound term

    Compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music).

  • audio amplifiernounCompound term

    An amplifier that increases the amplitude of reproduced sound.

  • audio lingual acquisitionnounCompound term

    System of language acquisition focusing intensively on listening and speaking.

  • audio recordingnounCompound term

    A recording of acoustic signals.

  • audio systemnounCompound term

    A system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound.

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