单词 | polyphonic |
释义 | polyphonic —polyphonically, adv. /pol'ee fon"ik/, adj. 1. consisting of many voices or sounds. 2. Music. a. having two or more voices or parts, each with an independent melody, but all harmonizing; contrapuntal (opposed to homophonic). b. pertaining to music of this kind. c. capable of producing more than one tone at a time, as an organ or a harp. 3. Phonet. having more than one phonetic value, as the letter s, that is voiced /z/ in nose and unvoiced /s/ in salt. [1775-85; POLYPHONE + -IC] |
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