polytonic
adjUS /ˌpɑliˈtɑnɪk/ · UK /ˌpɒliˈtɒnɪk/
Etymology From poly- + tonic.
1
Having several tones.
2
Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which employs the rough and smooth breathings and the grave, acute, and circumflex accents. Replaced by the monotonic system in 1982.
- Antonyms
- monotonic
- Derived terms
- polytonically, polytonicity