Associations to the word «Monophonic»

Wiktionary

MONOPHONIC, adjective. (of sound reproduction) having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic)
MONOPHONIC, adjective. (music) having a single melodic line and no harmony (compare polyphonic)
MONOPHONIC, adjective. (orthography) having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes

Dictionary definition

MONOPHONIC, adjective. Designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel.
MONOPHONIC, adjective. Consisting of a single melodic line.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats