quadraphonic

(kwä′drə fänik)

adjective

designating or of sound reproduction, as on records or tapes or in broadcasting, using four channels to carry and reproduce through separate speakers a blend of sounds from separate sources

Origin: < L quadra- (< quattuor, four) + phonic

See quadraphonic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also quad·ri·phon·ic

adjective
Of or for a four-channel sound system in which speakers are positioned at all four corners of the listening space, reproducing signals that are independent of each other.

Related Forms:

  • qua·draphˈo·ny (kwŏ-drăfˈə-nē) noun

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