English-Thai Dictionary
polyphonic
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
POLYPHONIC
a.[infra. ] Having or consisting of many voices or sounds.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
POLYPHONIC
Pol `y *phon "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. polyphone. ]
1. Having a multiplicity of sounds.
2. Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters.
3. (Mus. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
polyphonic
pol y phon ic |ˌpäliˈfänik ˈˌpɑliˈfɑnɪk | ▶adjective producing many sounds simultaneously; many-voiced: a 64 -voice polyphonic sound module. • Music (esp. of vocal music ) in two or more parts, each having a melody of its own; contrapuntal. Compare with homophonic. • Music (of an instrument ) capable of producing more than one note at a time. DERIVATIVES pol y phon i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Greek poluphōnos (from polu- ‘many ’ + phōnē ‘voice, sound ’) + -ic .
Oxford Dictionary
polyphonic
poly |phon ¦ic |pɒlɪˈfɒnɪk | ▶adjective producing or involving many sounds or voices. • Music (especially of vocal music ) in two or more parts each having a melody of its own; contrapuntal. Compare with homophonic. • Music (of an instrument ) capable of producing more than one note at a time. DERIVATIVES polyphonically adverb ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Greek poluphōnos (from polu- ‘many ’ + phōnē ‘voice, sound ’) + -ic .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
polyphonic
pol y phon ic /pɑ̀lifɑ́nɪk |pɔ̀lifɔ́n -/形容詞 多音 [声 ]の ; 〘楽 〙多声の, 対位法の .
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