Polyphonic

Word POLYPHONIC
Character 10
Hyphenation pol y phon ic
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Polyphonic"

What do we mean by polyphonic?

Of, relating to, or characterized by polyphony. adjective

Having two or more phonetic values. adjective

Capable of being read or pronounced in more than one way: said of a written character.

Consisting of or having many voices or sounds.

In music: Noting a method of composition or a work in which two or more voice-parts are simultaneously combined without losing their independent character, but with harmonious effect; contrapuntal: opposed on one side to monodic, monophonic, and homophonic, and on another to harmonic: as, a fugue is a polyphonic form of composition

Noting an instrument which is capable of producing more than one tone at a time, as an organ or a harp. Also polyphonous.

Having a multiplicity of sounds. adjective

Characterized by polyphony. adjective

Consisting of several tone series, or melodic parts, progressing simultaneously according to the laws of counterpoint; contrapuntal; ; -- opposed to homophonic, or monodic. adjective

Of, or relating to polyphony adjective

Having two or more independent but harmonic melodies; contrapuntal adjective

Able to play more than one musical note at the same time adjective

Having two or more phonetic values adjective

Of or relating to or characterized by polyphony adjective

Having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together adjective

Of or relating to polyphony

Having two or more independent but harmonic melodies; contrapuntal

(of an electronic device) able to play more than one musical note at the same time

Of a text: capable of being read in more than one way.

During the period of which a boy becomes a man and his voice begins to break, the high pitched squeek this individual projects. Urban Dictionary

Large band in which every member wears sheets. Their music seems inspirational and positive. Urban Dictionary

The most amazing band ever. Consisting of 20 something members playing nearly every instrument known to man (including the thermin!). Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Polyphonic

The word "polyphonic" in example sentences

I institute quite early what I call polyphonic technic -- one hand doing a different movement or touch from the other. ❋ Harriette Brower (1898)

The specialization here is mostly in polyphonic choral music, and, looking through their repertoire, it is dovetails our own pretty closely. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In general they may be defined as polyphonic church songs which were to be sung ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Before that time vocal music was generally polyphonic, that is, for several voices; and a contrapuntal style of music had been introduced into Italy from the Netherlands, which was so complicated and artificial that the poetic text had no chance whatever of asserting its rights and being understood. ❋ Henry Theophilus Finck (1890)

The art music of the time was polyphonic, that is, constructed by so interweaving melodies that harmonies resulted. ❋ Aubertine Woodward Moore (1885)

The basic problem is that most music is polyphonic - in other words, it's made up of several instruments plus percussion and possibly vocals as well. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This would produce a separate audio output for each string, which can be mixed together, or processed separately for interesting effect (called a polyphonic pickup). ❋ Unknown (2009)

A "space symphony" (a kind of more complex and "polyphonic" space opera) about alternate ways of human civilizations 'and personal evolution; different "energetic civilizations", exploration of many planets in the Galaxy, human's body transformation to the wave form, space battles, adventures and etc. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nevertheless, it was Bakhtin who taught us – and Williams reinforces the message in innumerable bits of valuable close reading of the texts – that Dostoevsky is an essentially "polyphonic" writer. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If there is a lack in Williams's rich book – and it will certainly be enjoyed by a wide audience and stimulate an eager rereading of Dostoevsky – it is not that it fails to refer to Dostoevsky's journalism (there is plenty of ripe reference to A Writer's Diary), but that it does not confront the problem which this journalism presents to the "polyphonic" reading of the novels. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She has since written a large number of pieces for radio and the theatre, in which she successively abandoned traditional dialogues for a kind of polyphonic monologues that do not serve to delineate roles but to permit voices from various levels of the psyche and history to be heard simultaneously. ❋ Unknown (2004)

To be sure, the first one, _The Hotel_, is in a kind of polyphonic prose, but it is not at all a fair sample of the contents. ❋ William Lyon Phelps (1904)

Today, the mobile device has moved to house beyond basic applications such as polyphonic ringtones and music downloads and has created a new wave of interest in next generation applications such as mobile payments, mobile advertising, location based services and 3G modem uses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This "polyphonic" character of Eastern liturgies is quite common. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Today, the mobile device has moved to house beyond basic applications such as polyphonic ringtones and music downloads and has created a new wave of interest in next-generation applications such as mobile payments, mobile advertising, location based services and 3G modem uses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Today's mobile phones are more advanced and are capable of playing superb quality audio such as polyphonic and truetones, making ways for good and easy to recognized melodies pleasing to the listener. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He interprets Dostoyevsky as a polyphonic novelist – one who doesn't resolve the great religious questions one way or the other but dramatizes them by putting different voices with different views into conflict – such as the conflict among the four Brothers Karamazov, each with his own distinct view of God. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The result, though, is a rambling and polyphonic rumination on race in the age of Obama. ❋ Thomas Chatterton Williams (2011)

[whay] boy! [thats] a bad [case] of polyphonic puberty ❋ Jamal Ballerach (2007)

The Polyphonic Spree is an [interesting] [band] ❋ 1069 (2005)

[Large] [group] of [loud] people ❋ Drake (2005)

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