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audio

n. uncountable
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈɑdiˌoʊ// UK //ˈɔːdɪˌəʊ// au·dio General-service

n. sound that is recorded, broadcast, or played back. You use this word to talk about the sound part of a video or a music file.

n. sound that is transmitted, recorded, or reproduced. Often used to distinguish the sound component of a multimedia file from its visual elements.


SIMPLE

The audio on this video is very clear.

CONTEXTUAL

The technician spent hours cleaning up the audio from the old interview to make the speaker's voice easier to hear.

COMPLEX

While the visual resolution of the film was stunning, the audio suffered from a persistent low-frequency hum that distracted the audience during the quieter scenes.

Synonyms
Origin

Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.

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