simultaneity
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From simultane(ous) + -ity.[1] Compare French simultanéité.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]simultaneity (countable and uncountable, plural simultaneities)
- The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.
- (music) More than one complete musical texture occurring at the same time. This first appeared in the music of Charles Ives, and is common in the music of Conlon Nancarrow, and others.
Synonyms
[edit]- (state of being simultaneous): concurrentness, synchroneity; see also Thesaurus:simultaneousness
Translations
[edit]the quality or state of being simultaneous
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simultaneity in music
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See also
[edit]- simultaneous adj
- simultaneously adv
- pitch simultaneity noun
References
[edit]- ^ “simultaneity, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.