audio

[aw-dee-oh] /ˈɔ diˌoʊ/
adjective
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.
noun
4.
Television.
  1. the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
  2. the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
  3. the audio part of a television broadcast.
5.
the field of sound recording, transmission, reception, and reproduction.
Origin
1920-25; independent use of audio-

audio-

1.
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-
Examples from the web for audio
  • The audio quality of different devices and approaches varies widely.
  • Add audio captions to travel photos and mementos by using this innovative digital recorder and playback device.
  • 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.
British Dictionary definitions for audio

audio

/ˈɔːdɪˌəʊ/
noun (modifier)
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
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Word Origin
C20: independent use of audio-

audio-

combining form
1.
indicating hearing or sound: audiometer, audiovisual
Word Origin
from Latin audīre to hear
Word Origin and History for audio
n.

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

audio-

word-forming element meaning "sound, hearing," from comb. form of Latin audire "hear," (see audience); first used in English as a word-formation element 1913.

audio in Medicine

audio- pref.

  1. Hearing: audiology.

  2. Sound: audiogenic.

audio in Technology

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)