mon|o|phon|ic

mon|o|phon|ic
mon|o|phon|ic «MON uh FON ihk», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. designating music sung or played in unison without accompaniment.
2. = monodic. (Cf.monodic)
3. = homophonic. (Cf.homophonic)
4. having to do with or characterizing the transmission or reproduction of sound by means of a single channel, without auditory perspective; monaural: »

Stereo aims at a more full-bodied representation of sound than the older-type monophonic record gives (Wall Street Journal).

–n.
1. monophonic sound reproduction.
2. a monophonic phonograph record.
[< mono- + Greek phōn voice + English -ic]
mon´o|phon´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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