HI-FI


Meaning of HI-FI in English

I. ˈhīˈfī noun

( -s )

Etymology: hi gh fi delity

1. : high fidelity

2. : the equipment needed to play high-fidelity recordings

to own hi-fi is to join a community of music lovers — Brooks Atkinson

3. : the practice of listening to high-fidelity recordings as a pastime

up to the present, hi-fi has been largely … the hobby of the enthusiastic amateur — Thomas Heinitz

II. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

1. : of or relating to hi-fi

hi-fi fan

hi-fi range

2. : characterized by high fidelity

hi-fi recording

3. : designed to reproduce hi-fi recordings

hi-fi phonograph

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.