'Polyphonic' definitions:

Definition of 'polyphonic'

From: WordNet
adjective
Having two or more phonetic values; "polyphonic letters such as `a'"
adjective
Of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic traditions of the baroque" [syn: polyphonic, polyphonous]
adjective
Having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together [syn: polyphonic, contrapuntal] [ant: monophonic]

Definition of 'Polyphonic'

From: GCIDE
  • Polyphonic \Pol`y*phon"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? sound: cf. F. polyphone.]
  • 1. Having a multiplicity of sounds. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Mus.) Consisting of several tone series, or melodic parts, progressing simultaneously according to the laws of counterpoint; contrapuntal; as, a polyphonic composition; -- opposed to homophonic, or monodic. [1913 Webster]