Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - studio

~ n 1 »FOR TELEVISION/RECORDS« a room where television and radio programmes are made and broadcast or where music is recorded  (a TV studio) 2 »FILMS« also studios a film company or the buildings it owns and uses to make its films  (Depardieu is making a film with one of the big Hollywood studios.) 3 »FOR PAINTING/PHOTOGRAPHY« a) a room where a painter or photographer regularly works b) a company that produces pictures or photographs 4 »FOR DANCING« a room where dancing lessons are given or that dancers use to practise in 5 »APARTMENT« also studio apartment AmE studio flat BrE a small apartment with one main room