studio

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstjuːdɪəʊ/

noun (plural studios)

  • 1a room where an artist, photographer, sculptor, etc. works: mostly the painting is done in the studio, working from drawings
  • a place where cinema films are made or produced.
  • a place where musical or sound recordings are made: the Department of Music has a professional recording studio
  • a room from which television programmes are broadcast, or in which they are recorded: the broadcasts will be transmitted from the Middlesbrough studios
  • a place where performers, especially dancers, practise and exercise: its dance studio is spacious enough to cater for aerobics classes
  • 2a film or television production company: the big names are being snapped up by major studios in the film capital a big-budget contract with a major studio [as modifier]: a studio executive
  • 3a studio flat: all apartments and studios have private facilities

Origin:

early 19th century: from Italian, from Latin studium (see study)