harmonic

har·mon·ic  (här-mnk)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to harmony.

b. Pleasing to the ear: harmonic orchestral effects.

c. Characterized by harmony: a harmonic liturgical chant.

2. Of or relating to harmonics.

3. Integrated in nature.

n.

1.

a. Any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental tone.

b. A tone produced on a stringed instrument by lightly touching an open or stopped vibrating string at a given fraction of its length so that both segments vibrate. Also called overtone, partial, partial tone.

2. harmonics (used with a sing. verb) The theory or study of the physical properties and characteristics of musical sound.

3. Physics A wave whose frequency is a whole-number multiple of that of another.

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[Latin harmonicus, from Greek harmonikos, from harmoni, harmony; see harmony.]

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har·moni·cal·ly adv.

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harmonic [hɑːˈmɒnɪk]

adj

1. of, involving, producing, or characterized by harmony; harmonious

2. (Music, other) Music of, relating to, or belonging to harmony

3. (Mathematics) Maths

a.  capable of expression in the form of sine and cosine functions

b.  of or relating to numbers whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression

4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics of or concerned with an oscillation that has a frequency that is an integral multiple of a fundamental frequency

5. (Physics / General Physics) Physics of or concerned with harmonics

n

1. (Music, other) (Physics / General Physics) Physics Music a component of a periodic quantity, such as a musical tone, with a frequency that is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency. The first harmonic is the fundamental, the second harmonic (twice the fundamental frequency) is the first overtone, the third harmonic (three times the fundamental frequency) is the second overtone, etc.

2. (Music, other) Music (not in technical use) overtone: in this case, the first overtone is the first harmonic, etc. See also harmonics

[from Latin harmonicus relating to harmony]

harmonically  adv

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harmonic  (här-mnk) Noun Periodic motion whose frequency is a whole-number multiple of some fundamental frequency. The motion of objects or substances that vibrate or oscillate in a regular fashion, such as the strings of musical instruments, can be analyzed as a combination of a fundamental frequency and higher harmonics. Harmonics above the first harmonic (the fundamental frequency) in sound waves are called overtones. The first overtone is the second harmonic, the second overtone is the third harmonic, and so on. Adjective Related to or having the properties of such periodic motion.

harmonic Possible harmonics in the periodic motion of a vibrating guitar string. Top: first harmonic (or fundamental), center: second harmonic, bottom: sixth harmonic.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	harmonic - a tone that is a component of a complex sound pure tone, tone - a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies" first harmonic, fundamental frequency, fundamental - the lowest tone of a harmonic series partial tone, overtone, partial - a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
	2.	harmonic - any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental timbre, tone, quality, timber - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
Adj.	1.	harmonic - of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm; "subtleties of harmonic change and tonality"- Ralph Hill nonharmonic - not harmonic; "a nonharmonic note"
	2.	harmonic - of or relating to harmonics
	3.	harmonic - of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds; "the sound of the resonating cavity cannot be the only determinant of the harmonic response"
	4.	harmonic - relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration" sympathetic harmonious - musically pleasing
	5.	harmonic - involving or characterized by harmony consonant, harmonical, harmonised, harmonized harmonious - musically pleasing

Translations

harmonic [hɑːˈmɒnɪk] ADJ → armónico

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harmonic [hɑː^rˈmɒnɪk] adj → harmonique

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harmonic

n (Mus) → Oberton m

adj (Mus, Phys) → harmonisch

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harmonic [hɑːˈmɒnɪk] adj → armonico/a

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harmonic harmony