- polyrhythmic
- adjective see polyrhythm
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
polyrhythmic
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polyrhythmic — Able to dance and enjoy more than one type of music. Ant. Monorythmic That girl can really dance! She must come from a polyrhythmic family … Dictionary of american slang
polyrhythmic — Able to dance and enjoy more than one type of music. Ant. Monorythmic That girl can really dance! She must come from a polyrhythmic family … Dictionary of american slang
polyrhythmic — polyrhythm ► NOUN Music ▪ the use of two or more different rhythms simultaneously. DERIVATIVES polyrhythmic adjective … English terms dictionary
polyrhythmic — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary poly + rhythmic 1. : having many rhythms; specifically : having many usually varied rhythmic feet to the line polyrhythmic verse 2. : having two or more rhythms proceeding simultaneously … Useful english dictionary
polyrhythmic — See polyrhythm. * * * … Universalium
polyrhythmic — adjective Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms See Also: polyrhythm … Wiktionary
polyrhythmic — poly·rhythmic … English syllables
polyrhythm — polyrhythmic, adj. polyrhythmically, adv. /pol ee ridh euhm/, n. Music. the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition. [1925 30; POLY + RHYTHM] * * * ▪ music also called Cross rhythm, the simultaneous… … Universalium
King Crimson — This article is about the musical group. For the character in novels by Stephen King, see Crimson King. King Crimson King Crimson, 1982, l r Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, and Bill Bruford Background information … Wikipedia
Polyrhythm — is the simultaneous sounding of two or more independent rhythms. Polyrhythms can be distinguished from irrational rhythms, which can occur within the context of a single part; polyrhythms require at least two rhythms to be played concurrently,… … Wikipedia
