monauraladj.

Brit.

/ˌmɒnˈɔːrəl/,

/ˌmɒnˈɔːrl̩/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnˈɔr(ə)l/

Forms: 1800s– monaural, 1900s– monoaural.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, aural adj.²

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + aural adj.²

1. Of or relating to the use of one ear only.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > sense organ > hearing organ > [adjective]

otic1657

aural1845

binaural1861

monaural1888

1888 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 87 Direction can not be appreciated by monaural observation.

1935 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 25 270 Differences in the time of arrival of sounds from a single source at the two ears, or differences in intensity,..are far smaller than the monaural or binaural thresholds for such time or intensity differences.

1955 Sci. News Let. 24 Sept. 204/3 Splitting sounds so that one ear hears it first is known as ‘monaural delay’. Its use by the Air Force and airlines promises better and clearer communications in the air.

1974 Audiology 13 432 (title) Minimum audible field curve for the cat (monoaural) compared to the minimum audible field curve for the man (binaural).

1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 337/1 A monaural stethoscope, c1895.

2. Of sound recording and reproduction: involving only one channel, so that there is one output signal and the sound seems to come from a single source. Opposed to stereophonic.This term is now preferred to monophonic (monophonic adj. 3).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [adjective] > recorded by specific system

taped1892

phonographed1897

acoustic1926

acoustical1926

stereophonic1927

monaural1931

multitracked1931

binaural1933

multitrack1935

tape-recorded1951

telediphoned1952

stereo1954

multi-taped1955

monophonic1958

pretaped1958

mono1960

audiotaped1962

multichannel1962

quarter-track1962

Dolby1966

quadraphonic1968

tetraphonic1969

periphonic1970

quad1970

quadrasonic1970

Dolbyized1971

QS1972

Dolbyed1973

premix1977

quadro1977

1931 Jrnl. Acoustical Soc. Amer. Apr. 483 The fundamental difficulty is that we are at present restricted to monaural recording.

1951 Wireless World Mar. 85/1 Current radio broadcast and recording techniques are almost exclusively monaural, using a single microphone and transmission channel.

1968 Times 29 Nov. p. iv/7 In July, 1967, E.M.I. ceased to produce new classical recordings in the monaural form.

1990 Jrnl. Industr. Economics 39 170 Some argued that a ‘surround-sound’ field would sound richer and better than stereo.., just as stereo is generally superior to monoaural sound.

1993 Classic CD Oct. 62/4 Those not bothered by monaural sound should try Bernac's and Poulenc's splendid performance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monaural
释义	monauraladj. Brit. /ˌmɒnˈɔːrəl/, /ˌmɒnˈɔːrl̩/, U.S. /ˌmɑnˈɔr(ə)l/ Forms: 1800s– monaural, 1900s– monoaural. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, aural adj.² Etymology: < mono- comb. form + aural adj.² 1. Of or relating to the use of one ear only. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > hearing organ > [adjective] otic1657 aural1845 binaural1861 monaural1888 1888 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 87 Direction can not be appreciated by monaural observation. 1935 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 25 270 Differences in the time of arrival of sounds from a single source at the two ears, or differences in intensity,..are far smaller than the monaural or binaural thresholds for such time or intensity differences. 1955 Sci. News Let. 24 Sept. 204/3 Splitting sounds so that one ear hears it first is known as ‘monaural delay’. Its use by the Air Force and airlines promises better and clearer communications in the air. 1974 Audiology 13 432 (title) Minimum audible field curve for the cat (monoaural) compared to the minimum audible field curve for the man (binaural). 1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 337/1 A monaural stethoscope, c1895. 2. Of sound recording and reproduction: involving only one channel, so that there is one output signal and the sound seems to come from a single source. Opposed to stereophonic.This term is now preferred to monophonic (monophonic adj. 3). ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [adjective] > recorded by specific system taped1892 phonographed1897 acoustic1926 acoustical1926 stereophonic1927 monaural1931 multitracked1931 binaural1933 multitrack1935 tape-recorded1951 telediphoned1952 stereo1954 multi-taped1955 monophonic1958 pretaped1958 mono1960 audiotaped1962 multichannel1962 quarter-track1962 Dolby1966 quadraphonic1968 tetraphonic1969 periphonic1970 quad1970 quadrasonic1970 Dolbyized1971 QS1972 Dolbyed1973 premix1977 quadro1977 1931 Jrnl. Acoustical Soc. Amer. Apr. 483 The fundamental difficulty is that we are at present restricted to monaural recording. 1951 Wireless World Mar. 85/1 Current radio broadcast and recording techniques are almost exclusively monaural, using a single microphone and transmission channel. 1968 Times 29 Nov. p. iv/7 In July, 1967, E.M.I. ceased to produce new classical recordings in the monaural form. 1990 Jrnl. Industr. Economics 39 170 Some argued that a ‘surround-sound’ field would sound richer and better than stereo.., just as stereo is generally superior to monoaural sound. 1993 Classic CD Oct. 62/4 Those not bothered by monaural sound should try Bernac's and Poulenc's splendid performance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1888
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