audio
adjective
- relating to sound waves that have been electronically recorded, transmitted, or reproduced
noun
- relating to sound waves that have been electronically recorded, transmitted, or reproduced
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɔːdi.əʊ/ / /ˈoːdɪjəw/ / /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/
adj
Etymology: Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.
- 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).”
“I'm very audio, so I hear words.”
noun
Etymology: Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.
- 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.”
“Others wryly illustrate appropriated audios, like instructions for quacking like a duck or a letter from an angry airline passenger.”