"polymodality" meaning in English

See polymodality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: polymodalities [plural]
Etymology: From poly- + modality. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|modality}} poly- + modality Head templates: {{en-noun}} polymodality (plural polymodalities)
  1. (music) The use of multiple modes in a piece if music
    Sense id: en-polymodality-en-noun--9BSuFx6 Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (mathematics) multimodality
    Sense id: en-polymodality-en-noun-qQ5s~aas Categories (other): Mathematics, English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 25 75 Topics: mathematics, sciences

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