monaural
Americanadjective
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relating to, having, or hearing with only one ear
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another word for monophonic
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Origin of monaural
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At Columbia, Davis decided to sell both versions of the albums at the higher stereo price, $4.79, helping lead to the demise of monaural records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
In 1967, George Martin and the Beatles spent the vast majority of their time focused on the monaural mix, which was still the dominant playback format in England at that time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2017
I would not say it came “pouring” through so much as “dribbling”; monaural, faded by distance, troubled by hiccupy signal dropouts.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2014
The effect was very "analog." It reminded me of switching channels on a monaural, pushbutton car radio, or watching a theatrical documentary shot on film.
From Salon ● May 23, 2011
Though the sound is monaural, it has been restored lovingly and retains much of the warmth that characterized the best of Europe's prewar 78-r.p.m. shellacs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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