quadraphonic
adjective
quad·ra·phon·ic
ˌkwä-drə-ˈfä-nik 
variants
or less commonly quadriphonic
: of, relating to, or using four channels for the transmission, recording, or reproduction of sound
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Gas-electric technology will become as irrelevant as quadraphonic sound.
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Dan Neil, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2021
Short solo cello fragments are recorded and played back through quadraphonic speakers.
—Mark Swed, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018
At one point, with one percussionist bowing an autoharp and the other gently massaging a timpani, a sound projectionist was meant to refract the various spectra from one loudspeaker to the next, creating a quadraphonic effect.
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 19 May 2017
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Dan Neil, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2021
Short solo cello fragments are recorded and played back through quadraphonic speakers.
—Mark Swed, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018
At one point, with one percussionist bowing an autoharp and the other gently massaging a timpani, a sound projectionist was meant to refract the various spectra from one loudspeaker to the next, creating a quadraphonic effect.
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 19 May 2017
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“Quadraphonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadraphonic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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quadraphonic
adjective
quad·ra·phon·ic
ˌkwäd-rə-ˈfän-ik
: of or relating to the transmission, recording, or reproduction of sound using four transmission channels
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