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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky