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harmonically

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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.

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

har·moni·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.harmonically - with respect to harmony; "harmonically interesting piece"
Translations
harmonically [hɑːˈmɒnɪklɪ] ADVarmónicamente


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Harmonically, the songs are often naked and occasionally downright strange.
It forces me to think harmonically when I'm playing along, having to improvise.
Sounds which are richer and less safe harmonically .
 
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