Homophonic vs. Polyphonic

Homophonicadjective

(linguistics) Having the same sound; being homophones.

Homophonicadjective

(music) Having a single, accompanied, melodic line; not polyphonic.

Homophonicadjective

Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic.

Homophonicadjective

Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, bay and bey.

Homophonicadjective

having the same sound

Homophonicadjective

having a single melodic line with accompaniment

Polyphonicadjective

of, or relating to polyphony

Polyphonicadjective

(music) having two or more independent but harmonic melodies; contrapuntal

Polyphonicadjective

(of an electronic device) able to play more than one musical note at the same time

Polyphonicadjective

Having a multiplicity of sounds.

Polyphonicadjective

Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters.

Polyphonicadjective

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.

Polyphonicadjective

having two or more phonetic values;

Polyphonicadjective

of or relating to or characterized by polyphony;

Polyphonicadjective

having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together