Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for monophonic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mon-uh-fon-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɒn əˈfɒn ɪk

Top 10 synonyms for monophonic Other synonyms for the word monophonic

Définition 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

Antonyms for monophonic

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019