Difference between Monophonic and Homophonic

MONOPHONIC vs HOMOPHONIC: ADJECTIVE

Designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
Having a single melodic line.
Relating to a system of transmitting, recording, or reproducing sound in which one or more sources are connected to a single channel; monaural.
Single-voiced; having but one part; ; -- opposed to polyphonic.
Of or relating to a system for recording and reproducing sound, which has only one sound channel; also called monaural or mono. It contrasts with stereophonic (or stereo), quadraphonic, or surround-sound, which have two or more channels, and can thus reproduce the effect of the sound coming from more than one direction.
Having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic)
Having a single melodic line and no harmony (compare polyphonic)
Consisting of a single melodic line
Having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes

Having a single melodic line with accompaniment
Having the same sound
Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic.
Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody.
Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters.
Having the same sound; being homophones
Having a single, accompanied, melodic line; not polyphonic

Plainsong, Microtonal, Diatonic, Plainchant, Formant, Unmelodic, Stereophonic, Polyphonic, Wheezes, Monodic, Monodical, Single channel, Mono, Homophonic, Monaural

Lexical, Denotative, Triadic, Phonological, Syllabic, Plainchant, Diatonic, Metrical, Onomatopoeic, Chordal, Polyphonic, Phonemic, Polytonal, Strophic, Monophonic

Binaural, Plainsong, Microtonal, Diatonic, Plainchant, Formant, Unmelodic, Stereophonic, Polyphonic, Single channel, Monodical, Monodic, Mono, Homophonic, Monaural

Lexical, Denotative, Triadic, Phonological, Syllabic, Plainchant, Diatonic, Metrical, Onomatopoeic, Chordal, Polyphonic, Phonemic, Polytonal, Strophic, Monophonic

Or, the device could have Omni Off but be in Monophonic state.
As a data container, WAV files can be either monophonic or polyphonic.
Lomax and others had earlier documented Sacred Harp singing on monophonic discs.
Specialized for monophonic input signals such as vocals or solo instruments.
Good music of all ages features both polyphonic and monophonic episodes.
Free sound that is tagged as bass, loop, monophonic, and processed.
Synths are typically either described as being monophonic or polyphonic.
Plainsong is monophonic, consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line.
Gregorian chants are monophonic in texture, so have no harmony.
Monophonic texture includes only a single melody line.

For example, Pinyin substitutions and Homophonic substitutions demonstrate the knowledge of students in phonological strategies.
Materials covered include chromatic harmony, modulation, twovoiced contrapuntal exercises, and fourvoiced homophonic exercises.
The end of this act offers another instance of homophonic confusion.
The cipher is a monoalphabetic homophonic substitution cipher.
This was an attempt to use the clue word without any homophonic elements or anagrams.
The D section is most innovative, with a homophonic syncopated melody consisting completely of chords.
The theme has a richer texture later on but is still mainly homophonic.
The Chinese love plays on homophonic words and numbers with hidden meanings.
That is to say, it includes homophones and homophonic phrases.
Allemande Showing Mixed Contrapuntal and Homophonic Writing Fig.