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hi-fi
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hi-fi has 2 senses
- hi-fi(n = noun.artifact) high fidelity sound system - equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity; Array is a kind of reproducer
- hi-fi(n = noun.act) high fidelity - the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion; Array is a kind of sound reproduction
has particulars: dynamic headroom, headroom
Adjective hi-fi has 1 sense
- hi-fi(s = adj.all) high-fidelity - characterized by minimal distortion in sound reproduction; "a high-fidelity recording"; "a hi-fi system"
CIDE DICTIONARY
hi-fi, n. [shortening of high fidelity.].
An electronic device that plays phonograph records, reproducing the original sound with a high degree of fidelity. It superseded the older phonographs, and itself is being displaced in popularity by CD players. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hi-fi, adj. & n. colloq.
--adj. = high fidelity.
--n. (pl. hi-fis) a set of equipment for high-fidelity sound reproduction.
--adj. = high fidelity.
--n. (pl. hi-fis) a set of equipment for high-fidelity sound reproduction.
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