QUADRUPLE COUNTERPOINT

Meaning of QUADRUPLE COUNTERPOINT in English

noun

: four-part counterpoint in which the parts are interchangeable without violating contrapuntal rules

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

QUADRUPLE — quadru·ple (quá-) adj quadruple
Interlingua English vocab
QUADRUPLE — a. quadriplic (-ar)
English interlingue dictionary
QUADRUPLE — inupat
English-Visayan vocabulary
QUADRUPLE — I. verb (~d; quadrupling) Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Latin quadruplare, from quadruplus Date: 14th century transitive verb to make …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUNTERPOINT — I. noun see: pungent Date: 15th century 1. one or more independent melodies added above or below a given melody, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUNTERPOINT — Art of combining different melodic lines in a musical composition. The term is often used interchangeably with polyphony (music consisting …
Английский словарь Британика
QUADRUPLE — I. (ˈ)kwä|drüpəl also -rəp- or kwəˈd- or ˈkwädrəp- sometimes (ˈ)kwȯ|- or ˈkwȯdrəp- verb ( quadrupled ; quadrupled ; quadrupling -p(ə)liŋ …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — I. ˈkau̇ntə(r)+ˌ- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: earlier conterpoint, from Middle French contrepoint, from contre- counter- + point dot, musical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUADRUPLE — (v. i.) To be multiplied by four; to increase fourfold; to become four times as much.
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QUADRUPLE — (v. t.) To multiply by four; to increase fourfold; to double; to double twice.
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QUADRUPLE — (n.) four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount in damages.
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QUADRUPLE — (a.) Fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance.
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COUNTERPOINT — (n.) A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane.
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COUNTERPOINT — (n.) Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony.
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COUNTERPOINT — (n.) The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody not single, but moving attended by one or more …
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COUNTERPOINT — (n.) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto …
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COUNTERPOINT — (n.) An opposite point
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QUADRUPLE — ( n. ) four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUADRUPLE — ( a. ) Fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — ( n. ) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — ( n. ) The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody not single, but moving attended by one …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — ( n. ) Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony.
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COUNTERPOINT — ( n. ) An opposite point
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — ( n. ) A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUADRUPLE — — quadrupleness , n. — quadruply , adv. /kwo drooh"peuhl, -drup"euhl, kwod"roo peuhl/ , adj., n., v., quadrupled, quadrupling . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — /kown"teuhr poynt'/ , n. 1. Music. the art of combining melodies. 2. Music. the texture resulting from the combining of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — v. combine one melody with another (Music)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUADRUPLE — I. kwä-ˈdrü-pəl, -ˈdrə-; ˈkwä-drə- verb ( qua·dru·pled ; qua·dru·pling -p(ə-)liŋ) Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Latin quadruplare, from quadruplus Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNTERPOINT — I. ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌpȯint noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French contrepoint, from Medieval Latin contrapunctus, from Latin contra- counter- + Medieval …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUADRUPLE — adj fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance. 2. quadruple ·vi to be multiplied by four; to increase …
Webster English vocab
COUNTERPOINT — noun an opposite point. 2. counterpoint ·noun music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. ·see polyphony. 3. counterpoint ·noun …
Webster English vocab
QUADRUPLE — [qua.dru.ple] vb qua.dru.pled ; qua.dru.pling vt (14c): to make four times as great or as many ~ vi: to become …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNTERPOINT — [coun.ter.point] n [MF contrepoint, fr. ML contrapunctus, fr. L contra- counter- + ML punctus musical note, melody, fr. L, act …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNTERPOINT — art of combining different melodic lines in a musical composition. It is the most characteristic element in Western music and …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUADRUPLE — verb , adjective , determiner ■ verb / kwɒˈdruːpl; NAmE kwɑːˈd-/ to become four times bigger; to make sth four …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — / ˈkaʊntəpɔɪnt; NAmE -tərp-/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] ( music ) the combination of two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUADRUPLE — I. quad ‧ ru ‧ ple 1 /ˈkwɒdrʊp ə l, kwɒˈdruː- $ kwɑːˈdruː-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNTERPOINT — coun ‧ ter ‧ point /ˈkaʊntəpɔɪnt $ -ər-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: contrepoint …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUADRUPLE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 fourfold. 2 a having four parts. b involving four participants (quadruple alliance). 3 being …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNTERPOINT — n. & v. --n. 1 Mus. a the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUADRUPLE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 fourfold. 2 a having four parts. b involving four participants (quadruple alliance). 3 being …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — n. & v. n. 1 Mus. a the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUADRUPLE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. fourfold. 2 a having four parts. b involving four participants (quadruple alliance). 3 being …
Oxford English vocab
COUNTERPOINT — n. & v. --n. 1. Mus. a the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies …
Oxford English vocab
QUADRUPLE — ( quadruples, quadrupling, quadrupled) 1. If someone quadruples an amount or if it quadruples , it becomes four times bigger. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNTERPOINT — ( counterpoints) Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way. ( JOURNALISM ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUADRUPLE — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ By the end of 1973, the price of oil had quadrupled to $11.65 a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUNTERPOINT — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Water chestnuts and snow peas provided a light counterpoint to the duck. EXAMPLES FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUADRUPLE — [adjective], [adverb] [not gradable]a quadruple measure (= one four times as big as usual)We have had quadruple the number of …
Cambridge English vocab
COUNTERPOINT — n. Art of combining different melodic lines in a musical composition. The term is often used interchangeably with polyphony (music …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
QUADRUPLE — adj. Quadruple is used with these nouns: ↑ bypass
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
QUADRUPLE — See ↑ INCREASE 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ double/triple/quadruple
Longman Activator English vocab
QUADRUPLE — 1. сущ. 1) учетверенное количество 2) мат, четверка 2. прил. 1) четверной; учетверенный (of, to); четырехкратный 2) состоящий из четырех …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTERPOINT — сущ.; муз. контрапункт (музыкальное) контрапункт; полифония (литературоведение) многоплановость; полифоническое построение разнообразие; игра контрастов - their white robes were a * …
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QUADRUPLE — quadruple.ogg 1. ʹkwɒdrʋp(ə)l n учетверённое количество; четырёхкратный размер 80 is the quadruple of 20 - восемьдесят - это двадцать, умноженное …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COUNTERPOINT — counterpoint.ogg ʹkaʋntəpɔınt n 1. муз. 1> контрапункт 2> полифония 2. лит. многоплановость ( романа и т. п. ); полифоническое построение …
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QUADRUPLE — 1) учетверенный 2) учетверять 3) четверка 4) четвертной 5) четырехствольный • quadruple [quadrivariate] integral — четырехкратный интеграл quadruple error detection — обнаружение четырехкратных ошибок quadruple multiplex apparatus — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
QUADRUPLE — 1. ʹkwɒdrʋp(ə)l n учетверённое количество; четырёхкратный размер 80 is the quadruple of 20 - восемьдесят - это двадцать, умноженное на …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTERPOINT — n 1. муз. 1> контрапункт 2> полифония 2. лит. многоплановость ( романа и т. п. ); полифоническое построение ( литературного …
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QUADRUPLE — четвертной - quadruple turret
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QUADRUPLE — 1. сущ. 1) учетверенное количество 2) мат, четверка 2. прил. 1) четверной; учетверенный (of, to); четырехкратный 2) состоящий из четырех …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUNTERPOINT — сущ.; муз. контрапункт (музыкальное) контрапункт; полифония (литературоведение) многоплановость; полифоническое построение разнообразие; игра контрастов - their white robes were a * …
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