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HI-FI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hi-fi mean? 

HI-FI (noun)
  The noun HI-FI has 2 senses:

1. equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelityplay

2. the reproduction of sound with little or no distortionplay

  Familiarity information: HI-FI used as a noun is rare.


HI-FI (adjective)
  The adjective HI-FI has 1 sense:

1. characterized by minimal distortion in sound reproductionplay

  Familiarity information: HI-FI used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HI-FI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hi-fi; high fidelity sound system

Hypernyms ("hi-fi" is a kind of...):

reproducer (an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The reproduction of sound with little or no distortion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

hi-fi; high fidelity

Hypernyms ("hi-fi" is a kind of...):

sound reproduction (the reproduction of sound)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hi-fi"):

dynamic headroom; headroom (the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion)


HI-FI (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by minimal distortion in sound reproduction

Synonyms:

hi-fi; high-fidelity

Context example:

a hi-fi system

Similar:

accurate (conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy)


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