monaural

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. relating to or having or hearing with only one ear“monaural deafness”
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

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]

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