monophonic

2 definitions found

monophonic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Monophonic \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 sound channel; also called
        monaural or mono. It contrasts with stereophonic (or
        stereo), quadraphonic, or surround-sound, which have
        two or more channels, and can thus reproduce the effect of
        the sound coming from more than one direction.
        [PJC]

monophonic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  monophonic
      adj 1: designating sound transmission or recording or
             reproduction over a single channel [syn: mono,
             monophonic, single-channel]
      2: consisting of a single melodic line [ant: contrapuntal,
         polyphonic]