polyphony
/pəˈlɪfənɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- Music the style of simultaneously combining a number of parts, each forming an individual melody and harmonizing with each other【乐】复调风格。
1.1
- count noun a composition written, played, or sung in this style复调音乐。
1.2
- (on an electronic keyboard or synthesizer) the number of notes or voices that can be played simultaneously without loss（电子键盘或合成器上的）齐奏音（符）数。
派生词
polyphonist
nounpolyphonous
adjective词源
early 19th cent.: from Greek poluphōnia, from polu- 'many' + phōnē 'sound'.