Meaning & use
monophonic
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Having a single melodic line without harmony, or reproducing sound through a single audio channel.
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Early phonograph records were monophonic, playing sound through a single channel.
The choir performed a monophonic chant with no harmonic accompaniment at all.
A note on using this word
In audio technology, "monophonic" contrasts with "stereophonic," which uses two or more channels to create a sense of spatial sound.
Words with a similar meaning
mono
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Words with an opposite meaning
stereophonicpolyphonic
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