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Meaning of "quadrophonic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUADROPHONIC

quadrophonic  [ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUADROPHONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quadrophonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES QUADROPHONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

quadrophonic

Quadraphonic sound

Quadraphonic sound – similar to what is now called 4.0 surround sound – uses four channels in which speakers are positioned at the four corners of the listening space, reproducing signals that are independent of one another. Quadraphonic audio was the earliest consumer product in surround sound. It was a commercial failure due to many technical problems and format incompatibilities. Quadraphonic audio formats were more expensive to produce than standard two-channel stereo. Playback required additional speakers and specially designed decoders and amplifiers. The rise of home theatre products in the late 1980s and early 1990s brought multi-channel audio recording back into popularity, although in new digitally based formats. Thousands of quadraphonic recordings were made during the 1970s, and some of these recordings have been reissued in modern surround sound formats such as DTS, Dolby Digital, DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD. In 1967 the rock group Pink Floyd performed the first-ever surround-sound rock concert at “Games for May”, a lavish affair at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, where the band debuted its custom-made quadraphonic speaker system.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUADROPHONIC


allophonic
ˌæləˈfɒnɪk
anglophonic
ˌæŋɡləˈfɒnɪk
aphonic
əˈfɒnɪk
cacophonic
ˌkækəˈfɒnɪk
cataphonic
ˌkætəˈfɒnɪk
diaphonic
ˌdaɪəˈfɒnɪk
dodecaphonic
ˌdəʊdɛkəˈfɒnɪk
electrophonic
ɪˌlektrəˈfɒnɪk
gramophonic
ˌɡræməˈfɒnɪk
homophonic
ˌhɒməˈfɒnɪk
idiophonic
ˌɪdɪəˈfɒnɪk
megaphonic
ˌmɛɡəˈfɒnɪk
microphonic
ˌmaɪkrəˈfɒnɪk
paraphonic
ˌpærəˈfɒnɪk
photophonic
ˌfəʊtəˈfɒnɪk
quadraphonic
ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪk
saxophonic
ˌsæksəˈfɒnɪk
stereophonic
ˌstɛrɪəˈfɒnɪk
videophonic
ˌvɪdɪəˈfɒnɪk
xylophonic
ˌzaɪləˈfɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUADROPHONIC

quadrisection
quadrisyllabic
quadrisyllable
quadrivalence
quadrivalency
quadrivalent
quadrivia
quadrivial
quadrivium
quadroon
quadrophonics
quadrophony
quadruman
quadrumanous
quadrumvir
quadrumvirate
quadruped
quadrupedal
quadruple
quadruple time

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUADROPHONIC

autochthonic
benthonic
Brythonic
chthonic
cinchonic
dysphonic
electronic
euphonic
monophonic
phonic
phosphonic
polyphonic
pythonic
quadriphonic
radiophonic
radiotelephonic
siphonic
symphonic
tautophonic
telephonic
typhonic

Synonyms and antonyms of quadrophonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quadrophonic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUADROPHONIC

Find out the translation of quadrophonic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

quadrophonic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quadrophonic
570 millions of speakers

English

quadrophonic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

quadrophonic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

quadrophonic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

quadrophonic
278 millions of speakers

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quadrophonic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

quadrophonic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quadrophonic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Quadrophonic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quadrophonie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

quadrophonic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

quadrophonic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Quadrophonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quadrophonic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குவாட்ரோபோனிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चतुर्भुज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuadrofonik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quadrifonia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

quadrophonic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

quadrophonic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

quadrophonic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τετραφωνική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

quadrafonisch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

quadrophonic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

quadrophonic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quadrophonic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUADROPHONIC»

The term «quadrophonic» is normally little used and occupies the 124.906 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUADROPHONIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quadrophonic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUADROPHONIC»

Discover the use of quadrophonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quadrophonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Loudspeakers: For music recording and reproduction
Figure 12.1 A quadrophonic control room from the 1970s In effect, the room consists of the two front walls of a stereo room placed face to face. Note that the front loudspeakers are flushmounted, above the windows, but the rear loudspeakers ...
Philip Newell, Keith Holland, 2006
2
Apocalypse Now: A Bloomsbury Movie Guide
Q quadrophonic quintuphonic Sound designer Walter Murch explains: Francis [ Coppola] had decided that he wanted quadrophonic sound on Apocalypse Now. Nobody really knew what that entailed. We knew what it meant technically, but ...
Karl French, 1999
3
PC Audio Editing
... of the head. 11.6 Surround sound There are various systems purporting to give surround sound to the listener, and these succeed to greater or lesser degrees. In the 19705 there was a brief burst of popularity of quadrophonic sound (Figure ...
Roger Derry, 2002
4
New Scientist
Listeners will be bathed in sound coming from two loudspeakers in front and two behind, each fed from a separate channel. Five stations began experimental broadcasts of quadrophonic music 18 months ago, and one of them, KIOI-FM of San ...
5
Fifty Years Among the New Words: A Dictionary of Neologisms ...
quadriphonic \BDNE 1970], quadraphonic :r\- '• quadrophonic [BDSE 1971; the only illust is from a Brit journal] adj Earlier dates for quadriphonic, quadraphonic, US quots for quadrophonic 1969 Sep High Fidelity Mag 63/1 "The four channels  ...
John Algeo, 1993
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Archives of Acoustics Quarterly
KAM \C — 1 and KAM /C — 2. The sound material used consisted of quadrophonic recordings of popular and symphonic music from the demonstration tape of the SANSUI firm, reproduced on a quadrophonic tape recorder M 2406 QB. Signals ...
‎1980
7
Archives of Acoustics
5, 1, 59-72 (1980) PSYCHO ACOUSTIC INVESTIGATION OF LISTENING WITH QUADROPHONIC EARPHONES TOMASZ L^TOWSKI, WOJCIECH MAKOWSKI Department of Musical Acoustics, State Higher Musical School (00-368 ...
‎1980
8
The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and Their Music
-JOG Debuts, Departures, and Breakouts (New Year's 1999) Debut Date Big Alligator 12/30 Che Hun Ta Mao 12/30 After Midnight 12/31 Quadrophonic Toppling 12/31 Departure Date Gap Light Up Or Leave Me Alone 12/30 98 Big Alligator ...
‎2004
9
The Historic Record & AV Collector Quarterly
had two quadrophonic tracks, and for some companies (notably British Decca) this was the only quadrophonic medium they issued. It was the first mass market for quadrophonics, presumably appealing to the wealthy young American male ...
‎1998
10
A Diet to Die For: A Claire Malloy Mystery
I personally chose the decor and insisted on a state-of-the-art quadrophonic sound system. We have more than two hundred musical selections, ranging from the traditional to the more lively contemporary works. If you're interested, after the  ...
Joan Hess, 2002

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUADROPHONIC»

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The Twilight Sad bring quadrophonic live show to Glasgow O2
The gig, at Glasgow's O2 ABC, will be one of very few to utilise a 'quadraphonic' sound system, which, through a combination of additional speakers and ... «The List, Mar 10»

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