モノラル

モノラル

Japanese

Alternative forms

• モノーラル (monōraru)

Etymology

Borrowed from English monaural.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) モ​ノラル [móꜜnòràrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
• IPA^(key): [mo̞no̞ɾa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

モノラル • (monoraru) 

1. monaural sound, mono; used to play audio and recordings on one device
2. Abbreviation of モノラルレコード (monoraru rekōdo, “monoural record”).

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN