Respiration is the physical act of inspiration and exhalation of oxygen. Gas exchange is what happens in the lungs to use the oxygen that is brought in and expel the Carbon Dioxide brought back into the lungs from the cells. Respiration is the physical act of inspiration and exhalation of oxygen.
Definition of polyphony. : a style of musical composition employing two or more simultaneous but relatively independent melodic lines : counterpoint.
Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Monophony. In music, monophony is the simplest of textures, consisting of melody without accompanying harmony. This may be realized as just one note at a time, or with the same note duplicated at the octave.