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polyphonic Definition

poly·phonic (päl′i fän′ik)

adjective

  1. having or making many sounds
  2. Music
    1. of or characterized by polyphony; contrapuntal
    2. that can produce more than one tone at a time, as a piano
  3. Phonet. representing more than one sound, as the letter c as in cat and in cereal

Etymology: Gr polyphōnos, having many tones: see poly- & -phone

polyphonic Related Forms
pol′y·phon′i·cally adverb
polyphonic Synonyms

polyphonic

modif.

harmonic, contrapuntal; two part, three part, etc.; choral, orchestral; see also harmonious 1.

polyphonic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • ringtones: UK's leading provider of polyphonic ringtones, java games, logos, picture messages, mobile games.
  • ringtone: Once you have heard a polyphonic ringtone, you will never want to go back to the old.. .
  • arpeggiators: Dual polyphonic arpeggiators can spit out machine-gun cascades of notes, hold down a groove or generate a simple acoustic guitar picking pattern.
  • synthesizer: Polysix software synthesizer The Polysix programmable six-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer was introduced in 1981.
  • tone: I feel the polyphonic ring tones could have been louder.
  • singing: Corsica's polyphonic singing is one of the island's most popular cultural traditions.

Modifying Another Word

  • essentially: The history of the trios instrumentation reflects the increasing variety of pipes that I have developed and our musical arrangements are essentially polyphonic.
  • also: It is also polyphonic depending on the quality of the PC's keyboard buffer.