audio
adjective
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Definition of audio
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: of or relating to acoustic, mechanical, or electrical frequencies corresponding to normally audible sound waves which are of frequencies approximately from 15 to 20,000 hertz
2a
: of or relating to sound or its reproduction and especially high-fidelity reproduction
b
: relating to or used in the transmission or reception of sound — compare video
c
: of, relating to, or utilizing recorded sound
audio
nounDefinition of audio (Entry 2 of 3)
2
: the section of television or motion-picture equipment that deals with sound
3
: the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound
audio-
combining formDefinition of audio- (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: hearing
audiometer
2
: sound
audiophile
3
: auditory and
audiovisual
Examples of audio in a Sentence
Adjective
The audio portion of the broadcast was fine but the picture was poor. They listened to an audio recording of the speech.Noun
The picture was clear but the audio was very poor.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The Fort Smith Police Department released audio files of her 911 call. — Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, "'That will teach you': Transcript shows 911 dispatcher scolded woman as she drowned," 31 Aug. 2019 The audio file was provided by the governor’s office. — Al.com Staff, al, "Gov. Kay Ivey apologizes for racist skit from time at Auburn," 29 Aug. 2019 This would be a slam-dunk argument if Audible were generating PDFs of entire books and distributing them to customers alongside the audio files. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Book publishers sue Audible to stop new speech-to-text feature," 24 Aug. 2019 The company did not comment on what would happen to the audio files used for human review. — Christopher Brito, CBS News, "Facebook paid contractors to listen to your audio chats on its Messenger app," 14 Aug. 2019 Lady Gaga has been spotted in LA kissing audio producer Dan Horton. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Lady Gaga’s reported new boyfriend is definitely not Bradley Cooper," 31 July 2019 Police shooting investigations can amass hundreds of pages of witness statements, forensic reports and officer interviews as well as video and audio files. — Maya Lau, latimes.com, "Destroyed files and long delays: California police slow to release misconduct records," 30 June 2019 In 2017, German record labels filed a lawsuit in the German courts against Convert2MP3 for large-scale and sustained violation of record labels' copyright by enabling users to create downloadable audio files from videos on YouTube and other sources. — Richard Smirke, Billboard, "Popular Stream-Ripping Site Convert2MP3 Shut Down," 21 June 2019 The Zuckerberg video uses a form of artificial intelligence in which a computer is fed image and audio files of a person to learn how to mimic his or her facial expressions. — Mae Anderson, Anchorage Daily News, "Zuckerberg is focus of latest doctored video posted to Facebook," 12 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The audio recording was produced by the Los Angeles Times and posted to YouTube. — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, "California boat fire: Listen to dramatic mayday call and Coast Guard response," 2 Sep. 2019 After the Friday brunch winds down, festival-goers head to Mangold’s premiere at the Werner Herzog Theater, where audio of race-cars zooming is playing over the 650-seat venue's Dolby speakers. — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, "Telluride Diary: High Hopes (and One Eyebrow-Raising Guest) Kick Off Awards Season," 31 Aug. 2019 Sullivan secretly recorded the meeting and has let a select group of people listen to the audio. 2. — Jamie Hancock, Dallas News, "Who has the secret audio of Texas House speaker meeting, Rick Perry's Instagram gaffe, Dallas mayor has a new job," 27 Aug. 2019 Marguerite can be heard telling Olivia in the audio recording Olivia took on her phone near the end of the incident. — ProPublica, "When Transgender Travelers Walk Into Scanners, Invasive Searches Sometimes Wait on the Other Side," 26 Aug. 2019 Madden has filed requests with the court system asking that an audio recording from Nov. 15, 2015, when Kentucky State Police troopers came to his home in the early morning, be suppressed. — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky man charged with murdering, raping girl in 2015 pleads guilty," 25 Aug. 2019 The faces are affixed with barcodes that link to audio on the project website. — Elliot Spagat, USA TODAY, "A US veteran, mothers of kids born in America: This interactive border wall mural tells stories of deported," 11 Aug. 2019 In addition to the audio and video of the performance, Mercury's estate also released a video of him and Clark discussing the story behind the song. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Freddie Mercury performance that was "buried deep in the vaults" has been released," 20 June 2019 Millennials, listen up: All 131 books about your beloved enterprising suburban preteens have been recorded in audio for the first time since their original publication between 1986 and 2000. — New York Times, "New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Ernest Hemingway to the Baby-Sitters Club," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'audio.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for audio
audio
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of audio
(Entry 1 of 3)
: of or relating to the sound that is heard on a recording or broadcast
audio
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of audio (Entry 2 of 3)
: the sound that is heard on a recording or broadcast
audio-
combining formEnglish Language Learners Definition of audio- (Entry 3 of 3)
: relating to hearing or sound
See the full definition for audio- in the English Language Learners Dictionary
audio
adjective
au·dio
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Kids Definition of audio
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: of or relating to sound or its reproduction
2
: relating to or used in the transmitting or receiving of sound (as in radio or television)
audio
nounKids Definition of audio (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: the transmitting, receiving, or reproducing of sound
2
: the section of television equipment that deals with sound