monophonic sound
1Sound recording and reproduction — Sound recorder redirects here. For the audio recording program computer software, see Sound Recorder (Windows). Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice,… …
2Monophonic — Mon o*phon ic, a. [Mono + Gr. ? a voice.] 1. (Mus.) Single voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; opposed to {polyphonic}. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or relating to a system for recording and reproducing sound, which has only one… …
3Monophonic — may refer to: Monaural, a sound recording with only one channel Monophony, musical texture that consists of a single melodic line Monophonic (synthesizers), a synthesizer capable of sounding only one voice, or note, at a time This disambiguation… …
4Monophonic (synthesizers) — Monophonic, with respect to synthesizers, refers to the ability to only sound one note, or voice, at a time.ee also* Duophonic * Polyphonic …
5monophonic — (adj.) of recordings, broadcasts, etc., not stereo, having only one output signal, 1958, coined to be an opposite of STEREOPHONIC (Cf. stereophonic); from MONO (Cf. mono ) + phonic, from Gk. phone sound, voice (see FAME (Cf. fame) (n.)) …
6monophonic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of sound reproduction) using only one transmission channel. Compare with STEREOPHONIC(Cf. ↑stereophony) …
7monophonic — [män΄ō fän′ik, män΄əfän′ik] adj. 1. of, or having the nature of, monophony 2. designating or of sound reproduction using a single channel to carry and reproduce sounds through one or more loudspeakers …
8sound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. whole, undamaged; healthy, robust; logical, true, valid, reliable, honorable, trust worthy; solvent; strong, firm; thorough; unbroken. See perfection, health, stability.Ant., unsound, unhealthy,… …
9monophonic — adj. 1 (of sound reproduction) using only one channel of transmission (cf. STEREOPHONIC). 2 Mus. homophonic. Derivatives: monophonically adv. Etymology: MONO + Gk phone sound …
10monophonic — adjective Date: circa 1864 1. having a single unaccompanied melodic line 2. of or relating to sound transmission, recording, or reproduction involving a single transmission path • monophonically adverb …