monophonic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɑnəˈfɑnɪk/ (General-American)
- /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈfɒnɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From mono- + -phonic. Compare Ancient Greek μονόφωνος (monóphōnos, “with only one voice or tone”)
Meanings
- (of sound reproduction) Having a single channel.
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Having a single melodic line and no harmony.
Near-synonym: monodic
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Having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes.
From a similar selection, says M. Remusat, the Coreans have made a monophonic alphabet of nine vowels and fifteen consonants, with which they write their language.
1828 July 7, Peter S. Du Ponceau, “On some Points connected with the Nature of the Chinese Language (enclosure in letter from Basil Hall)”, in The Philosophical magazine, volume 5:
Coordinates
polyphonic · stereophonic · quadraphonic
Deriveds
Synonyms
homophonic · monophonous · monodic · monaural
Translations (18)
ga monafónach (having a single channel) · fi monofoninen (having a single channel) · ga aonfhónach (having a single melodic line and no harmony) · fr monophonique (having a single channel) · fi yksiääninen (having a single melodic line and no harmony) · it monofonico (having a single channel) · fi monofoninen (having a single melodic line and no harmony) · pl jednogłosowy (having a single melodic line and no harmony) · el μονοφωνικός (having a single channel) · ga aonfhónach (having a single channel) · fr monophonique (having a single melodic line and no harmony) · pt monofónico (having a single channel) · pl monofoniczny (having a single channel) · fi yksiääninen (having a single channel) · pt monofônico (having a single channel) · es monofónico (having a single channel) · ca monofònic (having a single channel) · ga monafónach (having a single melodic line and no harmony)