Monaural definition

Monaural





Home | Index


We love those sites:

3 definitions found

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

  monaural \mon*au"ral\ (m[o^]n*[^o]r"al), a.
     1. Having or hearing with only one ear.
        [PJC]
  
     2. Same as {monophonic}[2].
        [PJC]



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]:

  monaural
       adj : relating to or having or hearing with only one ear;
             "monaural deafness" [ant: {binaural}]

















Powered by Blog Dictionary [BlogDict]
Kindly supported by Vaffle Invitation Code Get a Freelance Job - Outsource Your Projects | Threadless Coupon
All rights reserved. (2008-2024)