Polyrhythmic is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Polyrhythmic in a sentence
Polyrhythmic meaning
Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms.
Using Polyrhythmic
- The main meaning on this page is: Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms.
- In the example corpus, polyrhythmic often appears in combinations such as: in polyrhythmic.
Context around Polyrhythmic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polyrhythmic
- In this selection, "polyrhythmic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, complex, sturdy, powerful, structures, cycles and strut stand out and add context to how "polyrhythmic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include contains a polyrhythmic drum pattern and create complex polyrhythmic structures in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polyrhythmic" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polyrhythmic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The TR-727 is still used extensively in polyrhythmic non-Western pop music. (13 words)
Knowing the strength of Carnatic music calculation will help to create complex polyrhythmic structures in compositions and will also enable improvisation in polyrhythmic cycles. (24 words)
Disraeli Gears featured Clapton's searing guitar lines, Bruce's soaring vocals and prominent, fluid bass playing, and Baker's powerful, polyrhythmic jazz-influenced drumming. (25 words)
The player uses only the thumb and index finger of both hands to pluck the strings in polyrhythmic patterns (using the remaining fingers to secure the instrument by holding the hand posts on either side of the strings). (38 words)
Even on the relatively brief pieces here — particularly “Like Sonny” and the three versions of “Village Blues” — the quartet doesn’t hurry, and Coltrane plays beautifully carved lines over Jones’s sturdy, polyrhythmic strut. (34 words)
The Sudanese-American's set, with five-string bass and oud duels sliding into polyrhythmic excursions, was among the most musically rewarding 40 minutes of my jaded asshole life. (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
Knowing the strength of Carnatic music calculation will help to create complex polyrhythmic structures in compositions and will also enable improvisation in polyrhythmic cycles.
Even on the relatively brief pieces here — particularly “Like Sonny” and the three versions of “Village Blues” — the quartet doesn’t hurry, and Coltrane plays beautifully carved lines over Jones’s sturdy, polyrhythmic strut.
The sample contains a polyrhythmic drum pattern that provides a sense of anxiety for Kevin Abstract and Joba’s verses that deal with apathy and insecurity.
The Sudanese-American's set, with five-string bass and oud duels sliding into polyrhythmic excursions, was among the most musically rewarding 40 minutes of my jaded asshole life.
Disraeli Gears featured Clapton's searing guitar lines, Bruce's soaring vocals and prominent, fluid bass playing, and Baker's powerful, polyrhythmic jazz-influenced drumming.
The player uses only the thumb and index finger of both hands to pluck the strings in polyrhythmic patterns (using the remaining fingers to secure the instrument by holding the hand posts on either side of the strings).
The TR-727 is still used extensively in polyrhythmic non-Western pop music.
Common combinations with polyrhythmic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in polyrhythmic 3×