# audio

Pronunciation: say "AW-dee-oh" US /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/, UK /ˈɔː.di.əʊ/

## Adjective

1. Relating to audible sound rather than to sight or images.
   - Simple: Having to do with sound you can hear, not with pictures.
   - _The new headphones deliver impressive audio clarity even in noisy rooms._
   - _Technicians tested the hall's audio system before the orchestra arrived._

## Noun

2. A recorded piece of sound stored electronically.
   - Simple: A recording of sound saved on a device or computer.
   - _He emailed me an audio of the interview so I could transcribe it._
   - _The station posted the full audio of the mayor's speech on its website the next morning._
3. Sound, or a signal that carries or represents sound.
   - Simple: Sound, or the signal that carries sound through equipment.
   - _The director rejected the take because the audio picked up traffic noise outside._
   - _Poor cabling let interference bleed into the audio during the broadcast._

## Origin

A clipping of the prefix audio-, built on Latin audio, 'I hear, I listen'. The same root is distantly related to Greek aisthanomai, 'perceive', the source of aesthetic.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/audio (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).