quadraphony
[kwo-
draf
-
uh
-nee]
/kwɒˈdræf ə ni/
noun
1.
high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
Also called
quadraphonics
[kwod-r
uh
-
fon
-iks]
/ˌkwɒd rəˈfɒn ɪks/
(
Show IPA
),
quadriphonics
,
quadrasonics
[kwod-r
uh
-
son
-iks]
/ˌkwɒd rəˈsɒn ɪks/
(
Show IPA
),
quadrisonics
.
Origin
1965-70;
quadra-,
variant of
quadri-
+
-phony