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harmonic
[hahr-mon-ik]
adjective
pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
marked by harmony; in harmony; concordant; consonant.
Physics.of, relating to, or noting a series of oscillations in which each oscillation has a frequency that is an integral multiple of the same basic frequency.
Mathematics.
(of a set of values) related in a manner analogous to the frequencies of tones that are consonant.
capable of being represented by sine and cosine functions.
(of a function) satisfying the Laplace equation.
noun
Music.overtone.
Physics.a single oscillation whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency.
harmonic
/ ɑːˈɒɪ /
adjective
of, involving, producing, or characterized by harmony; harmonious
music of, relating to, or belonging to harmony
maths
capable of expression in the form of sine and cosine functions
of or relating to numbers whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression
physics of or concerned with an oscillation that has a frequency that is an integral multiple of a fundamental frequency
physics of or concerned with harmonics
noun
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
music (not in technical use) overtone: in this case, the first overtone is the first harmonic, etc
harmonic
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.
Related to or having the properties of such periodic motion.
Other 51Թ Forms
- harmonically adverb
- harmonicalness noun
- nonharmonic adjective
- unharmonic adjective
- unharmonically adverb
- ˈDzԾ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of harmonic1
Example Sentences
But the court agreed with earlier findings that the chord progression and harmonic rhythms in Gaye's song are too commonplace to be legally protected.
“It’s very beautiful, very harmonic convergence of light and sound that have come together, as dad is showing it to me. It’s super cool,” she says.
I’d start on a trail, breathe in the sweet sage brush and dust and feel myself fall into a harmonic unfolding that had nothing to do with me personally.
A graphic score for female vocalist and 20-member instrumental ensemble invites musical gestures for channeling the sonic wonderland of animal life and nature into mystical harmonic space.
The thing about Quincy is he understood the harmonic context of stuff like that because he’d done the arranging thing.
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