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quad⋅ra⋅phon⋅ic

  [kwod-ruh-fon-ik]
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–adjective
of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
Also, four-channel, quadriphonic, quad⋅ra⋅son⋅ic  [kwod-ruh-son-ik] .

Origin:
1965–70; quadra-, var. of quadri- + -phonic, as in stereophonic
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quad·ra·phon·ic also quad·ri·phon·ic   (kwŏd'rə-fŏn'ĭk)   
adj.  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.
qua·draph'o·ny (kwŏ-drāf'ə-nē) n.
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quadraphonic 
1969, irregular formation from quadri- "four" + phonic. The goal was to reproduce front-to-back sound distribution in addition to side-to-side stereo.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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