quadraphonic
pronunciation
How to pronounce quadraphonic in British English: UK [ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪk]
How to pronounce quadraphonic in American English: US [ˌkwɑdrəˈfɑnɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to quadraphony
Word Origin
- quadraphonic (adj.)
- 1969, irregular formation from quadri- "four" + phonic, from Greek phone "sound, voice," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). The goal was to reproduce front-to-back sound distribution in addition to side-to-side stereo. The later term for the same idea, surround sound, is preferable to this.
Example
- 1. I got a9-11 , with a quadraphonic blaupunkt .
- 2. You don 't need a quadraphonic blaupunkt .