polyphonic

polyphonic

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒlɪˈfɒnɪk/

Adjective

polyphonic (comparative more polyphonic, superlative most polyphonic)

1. of or relating to polyphony

   a polyphonic ringtone

2. (music) having two or more independent but harmonic melodies; contrapuntal
3. (of an electronic device) able to play more than one musical note at the same time
4. Of a text: capable of being read in more than one way.

Translations

of or relating to polyphony

Bulgarian: полифоничен (polifoničen), многогласен (mnogoglasen) Catalan: polifònic (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 多声部 Dutch: polyfoon (nl) Finnish: moniääninen (fi), polyfoninen (fi) French: polyphonique (fr) German: polyphon, polyfon Greek: πολυφωνικός (el) (polyfonikós) Italian: polifonico (it) Polish: polifoniczny Portuguese: polifônico (pt) Russian: полифонический (ru) (polifoničeskij) Spanish: polifónico Turkish: polifonik (tr)

music: having two or more melodies — see contrapuntal

able to play more than one musical note at the same time

Finnish: moniääninen

capable of being read in more than one way

Finnish: monimerkityksinen