'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]