polyphone

pɔlifɔn

Definition

Definition of polyphone - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

musical

TECH.

qui produit ou présente plusieurs voix musicales simultanées

TECH.

Ce synthétiseur polyphone peut jouer huit notes en même temps.

polyphonique

acoustique

TECH.

qui répète les sons plusieurs fois comme un écho

TECH.

L'église polyphone amplifie magnifiquement les chants du chœur.

échoïque

répétitif

Noun, masculine

instrument musical

TECH.

instrument de musique capable de produire plusieurs sons simultanément

TECH.

Ce polyphone permet de jouer des accords complexes.

synthétiseur

dispositif sonore

TECH.

système technique qui reproduit ou génère plusieurs sons en même temps

TECH.

Le polyphone de ce téléphone joue plusieurs mélodies simultanément.

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Origin of polyphone

grec, poly- (plusieurs) + phonē (son)

Examples of polyphone in a sentence

Ils ont remplacé l’orgue ancien par un modèle numérique polyphone.
Dans cette grotte polyphone, chaque pas semble se répéter.
La salle polyphone renvoie plusieurs fois les applaudissements.
Le polyphone est au centre de cette installation sonore.
Ils ont accordé le polyphone avant le concert expérimental.
Ce polyphone permet de diffuser simultanément plusieurs messages d’alerte.

Le technicien règle le polyphone pour équilibrer les différentes voix enregistrées.

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English:polyphonic, polyphonic instrument, ...
German:polyphon, polyphones Instrument, ...
Italian:polifonico, strumento polifonico, ...
Spanish:polifónico, instrumento polifónico, ...
Portuguese:polifónico, instrumento polifónico, ...
Chinese:复音的, 复音乐器, ...
Japanese:ポリフォニックな, ポリフォニック楽器, ...
Arabic:مُتَعَدِّد الأَصْوَات, آلَة مُتَعَدِّدَة الأَصْوَات, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹלִיפוֹנִי, פּוֹלִיפוֹן, ...
Russian:полифонический, полифон, ...
Ukrainian:поліфонічний, поліфон, ...
Catalan:polifònic, polífon, ...
Danish:polyfon, polyfont instrument, ...
Dutch:polyfoon, polyfoon instrument, ...
Greek:πολυφωνικός, πολυφωνικό όργανο, ...
Khmer:ប៉ូលីហ្វូនិច, ឧបករណ៍ភ្លេងដែលអាចបញ្ចេញសំឡេងច្រើនពេលតែមួយ, ...
Korean:다성의, 다성 악기, ...
Polish:polifoniczny, instrument polifoniczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):polifônico, instrumento polifônico, ...
Romanian:polifon, instrument polifonic, ...
Swedish:polyfon, instrument som kan spela flera toner samtidigt, ...
Thai:โพลีโฟนิก, เครื่องดนตรีโพลีโฟนิก, ...
Turkish:polifonik, polifon, ...
Vietnamese:đa âm, nhạc cụ đa âm, ...

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Definition of polyphone - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

Noun, masculine

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