simultaneity
English
editEtymology
editFrom simultane(ous) + -ity.[1] Compare French simultanéité.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsimultaneity (countable and uncountable, plural simultaneities)
- The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.
- (music) More than one complete musical texture occurring at the same time. This first appeared in the music of Charles Ives, and is common in the music of Conlon Nancarrow, and others.
Synonyms
edit- (state of being simultaneous): concurrentness, synchroneity; see also Thesaurus:simultaneousness
Translations
editthe quality or state of being simultaneous
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simultaneity in music
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See also
edit- simultaneous adj
- simultaneously adv
- pitch simultaneity noun
References
edit- ^ “simultaneity, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.