monophonic

1. 1.

   designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel

   Synonymsmonosingle-channel

   Similarmonaural

   electronics

2. 2.

   consisting of a single melodic line

   Antonymspolyphonic

   Similarhomophonicmonodic

   music

Questions about monophonic

What does monophonic mean?

monophonic means "designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in monophonic?

monophonic has 4 syllables: mo-no-pho-nic. The stress falls on "pho". In IPA it is /ˌmɑnəˈfɑnɪk/.

What is another word for monophonic?

Close synonyms include mono, single-channel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of monophonic?

The recorded antonyms are polyphonic.

Is monophonic a common word?

monophonic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with monophonic?

5 words rhyme with monophonic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.