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