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HARMONIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("harmonic" is a kind of...):
quality; timber; timbre; tone ((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound))
Derivation:
harmonic (of or relating to harmonics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A tone that is a component of a complex sound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("harmonic" is a kind of...):
pure tone; tone (a steady sound without overtones)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "harmonic"):
first harmonic; fundamental; fundamental frequency (the lowest tone of a harmonic series)
overtone; partial; partial tone (a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency)
Derivation:
harmonic (of or relating to harmonics)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involving or characterized by harmony
Synonyms:
consonant; harmonic; harmonical; harmonised; harmonized
Classified under:
Similar:
harmonious (musically pleasing)
Derivation:
harmony (a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
Example:
sympathetic vibration
Synonyms:
harmonic; sympathetic
Classified under:
Similar:
harmonious (musically pleasing)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
Example:
subtleties of harmonic change and tonality
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Antonym:
nonharmonic (not harmonic)
Pertainym:
harmony (the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords)
Derivation:
harmony (an agreeable sound property)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds
Example:
the sound of the resonating cavity cannot be the only determinant of the harmonic response
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
harmonics (the study of musical sound)
Derivation:
harmony (the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Of or relating to harmonics
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
harmonic (any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental)
Derivation:
harmonic (any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental)
harmonic (a tone that is a component of a complex sound)
