polyrhythm

See also: poly-rhythm

English
Examples
  • 3:2 is a polyrhythm where three beats occupy the same amount of time as two beats.

Alternative forms

Etymology

poly- +‎ rhythm

Noun

polyrhythm (countable and uncountable, plural polyrhythms)

  1. (uncountable, music) Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
  2. (countable, music) A rhythm or set of rhythms performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously, typically equally spaced in time and coprime.
  3. (countable, music) Music containing such a rhythm.

Derived terms
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