quadraphony

[ kwo-draf-uh-nee ]

/ kwɒˈdræf ə ni /

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noun

high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.

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Also called quad·ra·phon·ics

[kwod-ruh-fon-iks], /ˌkwɒd rəˈfɒn ɪks/, quadriphonics, quad·ra·son·ics

[kwod-ruh-son-iks], /ˌkwɒd rəˈsɒn ɪks/, quadrisonics.

Origin of quadraphony

1965–70; quadra-, variant of quadri- + -phony

Words nearby quadraphony

quadrantal corrector, Quadrantid, Quadrantids, quadraphonic, quadraphonics, quadraphony, quadrat, quadrate, quadratic, quadratic equation, quadratic form