Monophonic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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