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audio
- /ˈɔːdi.əʊ/ UK
- /ˈoːdɪjəw/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/ US
- [ˈɔ.ɾi.oʊ] US
- /ˈɑ.di.oʊ/ US, cot caught merger
- [ˈɑ.ɾi.oʊ] US, cot caught merger
- /ˈɒ.di.oʊ/ Canada
- [ˈɒ.ɾi.oʊ] Canada
- /ˈoːdi.əʉ/ Australia
- /ˈoːdi.ɐʉ/ New Zealand
- /ˈɔ.de.o/ Scotland
- /ˈɔ.dɪ.o/ Scotland
- /ˈɔ.di.o/ Scotland
Where it comes from
Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.
adjective more audio · most audio
- Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight. If you're more audio than visual, tune in on the "A-V Soap Opera" (page 375).
noun audios
- Sound, or a sound signal.
- A piece of sound that is recorded electronically. I DMed him an audio of myself singing the South Park intro.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: audio frequency, sound, aural, audiological, auditory, sonic, audible, graphics, resounding, hi-fi, vocal, soundtrack, voice, audiovisual, audio-visual, consonant
Translations
Every language
adj focused on audible sound
| Español | de sonido, de audio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오디오 odio |
| 日本語 | オーディオ ōdio |
| 中文 | 音頻 /音频 yīnpín, 伴音 bànyīn |
| Português | auditivo |
| Français | audio |
| Deutsch | Audio- |
| Ελληνικά | ήχου íchou, ηχητικός ichitikós, ακουστικός akoustikós |
| Română | audio |
| Русский | а́удио- áudio-, звуково́й zvukovój |
| Tiếng Việt | âm thanh, âm tần |
| العربية | سَمْعِيّ samʕiyy, أُودْيُو ʔūdyū |
| עברית | שמע shamâ |
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title = {audio},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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