multichanneladj.
/ˌmʌltɪˈtʃanl/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈtʃæn(ə)l/, /ˌməltaɪˈtʃæn(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form. 1.
a. Involving, employing, or possessing many channels.
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society > communication > telecommunication > [adjective] > types of link or network
ship-to-ship1904
two-way1922
ship-to-shore1923
multichannel1930
multipath1936
multi-channelled1950
store-and-forward1963
terrestrial1968
ISDN1974
1930 Engineering 31 Oct. 541/2 It is still the only multi-channel radio-telephone service in the world.
1948 Proc. Symp. Large-scale Digital Calculating Machinery 1947 149 One of the big advantages of a photographic storage medium is that the data can be stored compactly in two dimensions, thus allowing a multi-channel scanning technique for switching purposes.
1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 21 Mar. 658/1 Application of the technics of emission spectroscopy led to the perfection of a multichannel flame spectrometer.
1998 Chem. in Brit. Sept. 83/2 For selected topics, such as multichannel quantum defect theory.., the treatment is highly detailed.
b. spec. Employing or possessing many television channels.
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1955 Ann. Reg. 1954 402 There were on exhibition at the radio show..many television receivers designed for two-band or multi-channel reception.
1966 Punch 20 July 101/2 The United States, where of course there's multi-channel TV operating more or less round the clock.
1985 Listener 14 Feb. 11/1 There's another challenge coming: up to 30 channels of programmes on multi-channel cable television.
1996 Guardian 10 May i. 10/1 The BBC yesterday launched its vision of multi-channel digital broadcasting for the next 10 years.
2. = multitrack adj. rare.
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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
1962 Sci. Surv. 3 315 Indeed one can conceive of such a system in which a multi-channel magnetic tape carries the programme of the plant.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1930