audio

«audio» in Mova's school dictionary: sound, especially recorded or broadcast sound — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (audio — uncountable); adjective (audio)

meaning for a pupil

1) Audio means sound, especially recorded or broadcast sound. tree →

2) As an adjective, audio means to do with sound, as in «an audio book», «audio equipment». tree →

3) In computing, audio is the sound part of a video or a file. tree →

sense in the lessons

In computing and media lessons (audio files, recording podcasts), in everyday life (audiobooks, audio guides in museums); phrases: audio file, audiobook, audio guide, audio description.

examples

• The audio on the video was too quiet. tree →
• I listen to audiobooks on long car trips. tree →
• We recorded an audio file of our poem. tree →
• The museum had an audio guide in five languages. tree →
• Check that the audio cable is plugged in. tree →
• The audio and the picture were out of sync. tree →

note

Uncountable: «the audio», not «an audio». From Latin «I hear», like «audience» and «audition». Opposite in media: «video» (picture).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «audio» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.