'Monophonic' definitions:
Definition of 'monophonic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel [syn: mono, monophonic, single-channel]
adjective
Consisting of a single melodic line [ant: contrapuntal, polyphonic]
Definition of 'Monophonic'
From: 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]