monophonic

adj.

1. Music. Having a single melodic line.
2. Electronics. Relating to a system of transmitting, recording, or reproducing sound in which one or more sources are connected to a single channel; monaural.

monophonically mon'o·phon'i·cal·ly adv.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (electronics) designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
  Synonyms: mono, single-channel

Meaning #2: (music) consisting of a single melodic line
  Antonym: polyphonic (meaning #3)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mono-, monofonisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
mono-, mono, homofoon

Français (French)
adj. - monophonique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - monophon

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μονοφωνικός

Italiano (Italian)
mono-, monofonico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - monofônico

Русский (Russian)
монофонический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - monoaural, monofónico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - monofonisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
单声部的, 单声道的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 單聲部的, 單聲道的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 하나의 선율의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 単旋律の, モノフォニックの, モノラルの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أحادي الصوت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משתמש בכיוון שידור אחד בלבד‬

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