monaural adj 1: relating to or having or hearing with only one ear; "monaural deafness" [ant: {biaural}, {binaural}]
monaural \mon*au"ral\ (m[o^]n*[^o]r"al), a. 1. Having or hearing with only one ear. [PJC] 2. Same as {monophonic}[2]. [PJC]
Monophonic \Mon`o*phon"ic\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? a voice.] 1. (Mus.) Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; -- opposed to {polyphonic}. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [PJC]