Found 2 items, similar to mono.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mono
mono
adj : designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction
over a single channel [syn:
monophonic,
single-channel]
mono
n : an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph
nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes
or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious;
some believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn:
infectious mononucleosis
,
mononucleosis,
glandular fever,
kissing disease
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: mono
Monophonic
\Mon`o*phon"ic\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? a voice.]
1. (Mus.) Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a
monophonic composition; -- opposed to
polyphonic.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or relating to a system for recording and reproducing
sound, which has only one sound channel; also called
monaural or
mono. It contrasts with
stereophonic (or
stereo),
quadraphonic, or
surround-sound, which have
two or more channels, and can thus reproduce the effect of
the sound coming from more than one direction.
[PJC]