polytonal

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ tonal.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑliˈtoʊnəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒliˈtəʊnəl/

Adjective

polytonal (comparative more polytonal, superlative most polytonal)

1. (music) That uses two or more tonalities simultaneously.

   Synonym: polytonic

Derived terms

• polytonally
• polytonalist
• polytonality

Translations

Translations

• French: polytonal (fr)
• Galician: politonal (gl)
• German: polytonal
• Greek: πολυτονικός (el) (polytonikós)
• Italian: politonale
• Latin: polytonālis
• Polish: politonalny
• Portuguese: politonal
• Romanian: politonal (ro)
• Spanish: politonal

See also

• unitonal

French

Etymology

From poly- +‎ tonal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.li.tɔ.nal/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adjective

polytonal (feminine polytonale, masculine plural polytonaux, feminine plural polytonales)

1. (music) polytonal

Related terms

• polytonalité

Further reading

• “polytonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.