French word

polyphonique

Pronunciation

IPA/polifonik/

Meaning

  • adjectivepolyphonic

Example

Mon téléphone a une sonnerie polyphonique.

My phone has a polyphonic ringtone.

Illustration for polyphonique (polyphonic)

More examples

J'ai réglé mon réveil polyphonique pour six heures.

I set my polyphonic alarm clock for six o'clock.

Core concept

Several independent voices or melodic lines woven together and heard at the same time.

Common phrases

  • sonnerie polyphonique

    polyphonic ringtone

  • réveil polyphonique

    polyphonic alarm clock

Similar words

stéréo: Using separate left and right channels to create a sense of width.
mono: Using one output channel or sound source, with little sense of width.

Definition in French

Qui produit simultanément plusieurs voix ou lignes mélodiques distinctes.

Word origin

French polyphonique is a learned formation from Greek poly- 'many' and phōnē 'voice or sound', with -phonique forming a sound-related adjective.

Usage tips

  • Polyphonique has the same form for masculine and feminine singular nouns, while the plural form is polyphoniques.

Opposites

  • monophoniquemonophonicadjective

Related words

  • polyphoniepolyphonynoun

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