quadrasonic

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quad⋅ra⋅phon⋅ic

[kwod-ruh-fon-ik]

–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]

Compare monophonic, stereophonic.

Origin:
1965–70; quadra-, var. of quadri- + -phonic, as in stereophonic

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quad·ra·son·ic (kwŏd'rə-sŏn'ĭk)

adj. Quadraphonic.

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Word Origin & History

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.

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