Found 2 items, similar to Polyphonic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: polyphonic polyphonic adj 1: having two or more phonetic values; "polyphonic letters such as `a'" 2: of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; “polyphonic traditions of the baroque” [syn: polyphonous] 3: having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together [syn: contrapuntal] [ant: monophonic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Polyphonic 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]