meaning of polyphonic
1. Having a multiplicity of sounds.
2. Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters.
3. 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.
4. having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
Related Words
polyphonic | polyphonic letter | polyphonic music | polyphonic prose | polyphonically |
