'Contrapuntal' definitions:
Definition of 'contrapuntal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint; "contrapuntal base"
adjective
Having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together [syn: polyphonic, contrapuntal] [ant: monophonic]
Definition of 'Contrapuntal'
From: GCIDE
- Contrapuntal \Con`tra*pun"tal\, a. [It. contrappunto counterpoint. See Counterpoint.] (Mus.) Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint. [1913 Webster]