monophonically, adv.
(mɒnəʊˈfɒnɪkəlɪ)
[f. prec. + -al + -ly2.]
a. Mus. As regards monophony.
| 1942 Scrutiny XI. 12 It is well that we should understand how in ‘progressing’ music lost much, polyphonically as well as monophonically. |
b. In a monophonic (monaural) manner; as regards monophonic reproduction; = monaurally adv. b.
| 1959 N.Y. Times 8 Feb. 14X/3 The disks are available stereophonically and monophonically. 1959 Proc. Inst. Electr. Engin. CVI. b. Suppl. No. 14. 207/1 If coincident directional microphones are employed and we add left A to right B..the resultant may well be unsuitable monophonically. 1963 Which? Jan. 8/2 Both these could play stereo records, without conversion, though the sound was reproduced monophonically. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVII. 53/2 A record that can be played stereophonically over stereophonic equipment or monophonically over monophonic equipment is called a compatible recording. |