Contrapuntal \Con`tra*pun"tal\, a. [It. contrappunto counterpoint. See {Counterpoint}.] (Mus.) Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint.
contrapuntal adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint; "contrapuntal base" 2: having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together [syn: {polyphonic}] [ant: {monophonic}]