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quadraphonic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌqwɒdɹəˈfɒnɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌqwɑdɹəˈfɑnɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɒnɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Employing four independent channels or speakers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to quadraphony

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his quadraphonic sound system

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: quadriphonic, quadrasonic, quadrisonic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From quadra- + -phonic.