Antonyms for monophonic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : mon-uh-fon-ik

Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɒn əˈfɒn ɪk

Definition of monophonic

Origin : of recordings, broadcasts, etc., "not stereo, having only one output signal," 1958, coined to be an opposite of stereophonic; from mono- + -phonic, from Greek phone "sound, voice" (see fame (n.)).

As in constant : adj fixed

Example sentences :

We have seen how the monophonic style—the melody with accompaniment—came in.
Extract from : « How Music Developed » by W. J. Henderson

They were problems in monophonic style, and to these we must now turn our attention.
Extract from : « How Music Developed » by W. J. Henderson

The prevailing melody of its monophonic style proved suitable to furnish a subject for the most animated discussion.
Extract from : « For Every Music Lover » by Aubertine Woodward Moore

In short, his instrumental scores lean toward the polyphonic, rather than the monophonic style.
Extract from : « How Music Developed » by W. J. Henderson

The reader will recollect what has already been said about the change from polyphonic to monophonic writing.
Extract from : « How Music Developed » by W. J. Henderson

But that is as far as Peri advanced, and it is as far as he could advance in the then state of monophonic composition.
Extract from : « How Music Developed » by W. J. Henderson

It is written in monophonic rather than in polyphonic style, thus differing from the madrigal and glee.
Extract from : « Music Notation and Terminology » by Karl W. Gehrkens

Sections 144 to 160 relate particularly to terms used in descriptions of monophonic music.
Extract from : « Music Notation and Terminology » by Karl W. Gehrkens

Synonyms for monophonic

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