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harmonicVisual representation of harmonics in the periodic motion of a vibrating guitar string. First (or fundamental) harmonic (top), second harmonic (center), and sixth harmonic (bottom).

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H0067200 (här-mŏn′ĭk)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 Any of a series of periodic waves whose frequencies are integral multiples of a fundamental frequency.

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

har·mon′i·cal·ly adv.

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(hɑːˈmɒnɪk) adj1. of, involving, producing, or characterized by harmony; harmonious2. (Music, other) music of, relating to, or belonging to harmony3. (Mathematics) maths a. capable of expression in the form of sine and cosine functionsb. of or relating to numbers whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression4. (General Physics) physics of or concerned with an oscillation that has a frequency that is an integral multiple of a fundamental frequency5. (General Physics) physics of or concerned with harmonicsn6. (Music, other) 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, etc7. (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, etc8. (Music, other) music (not in technical use) overtone: in this case, the first overtone is the first harmonic, etc[C16: from Latin harmonicus relating to harmony] harˈmonically adv

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adj. 1. pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm. 2. marked by harmony; in harmony; concordant; consonant. 3. of, pertaining to, or noting a series of oscillations in which each oscillation has a frequency that is an integral multiple of the same basic frequency. 4. Math. a. (of a set of values) related in a manner analogous to the frequencies of tones that are consonant. b. capable of being represented by sine and cosine functions. n. 5. overtone (def. 1). 6. a single oscillation whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency. [1560–70; < Latin harmonicus < Greek harmonikós musical, suitable. See harmony, -ic] har•mon′i•cal•ly, adv. har•mon′i•cal•ness, n.

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Noun	1.	harmonic - a tone that is a component of a complex soundpure 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 seriespartial 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 fundamentaltimbre, 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 Hillnonharmonic - 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"sympatheticharmonious - musically pleasing
	5.	harmonic - involving or characterized by harmonyconsonant, harmonical, harmonised, harmonizedharmonious - musically pleasing

harmonic

adjectiveCharacterized by harmony of sound:consonant, harmonious, musical, symphonic, symphonious.

Translations

和声的和谐的

harmony

(ˈhaːməni) – plural ˈharmonies – noun1. (of musical sounds, colours etc) (the state of forming) a pleasing combination. The singers sang in harmony.和谐2. the agreement of people's feelings, opinions etc. Few married couples live in perfect harmony.融洽harˈmonic (-ˈmo-) adjective of, or concerned with, especially musical harmony. 和声的，和谐的 harˈmonious (-ˈməu-) adjective1. pleasant-sounding. a harmonious melody.悦耳的2. pleasant to the eye. a harmonious colour scheme.悦目的3. without disagreement or bad feeling. a harmonious relationship.和睦的harˈmoniously adverb 协调地，和谐地 harˈmoniousness noun 调和，和谐，协调 ˈharmonize, ˈharmonise verb1. to sing or play musical instruments in harmony. 以和声唱歌或演奏2. to add different parts to (a melody) to form harmonies. 使（曲调）和谐 3. to (cause to) be in harmony or agreement. The colours in this room harmonize nicely.使协调harmoniˈzation, harmoniˈsation noun协调

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1 Physical term describing the vibrationvibration,
in physics, commonly an oscillatory motion—a movement first in one direction and then back again in the opposite direction. It is exhibited, for example, by a swinging pendulum, by the prongs of a tuning fork that has been struck, or by the string of a musical
..... Click the link for more information. in segments of a sound-producing body (see soundsound,
any disturbance that travels through an elastic medium such as air, ground, or water to be heard by the human ear. When a body vibrates, or moves back and forth (see vibration), the oscillation causes a periodic disturbance of the surrounding air or other medium that
..... Click the link for more information. ). A string vibrates simultaneously in its whole length and in segments of halves, thirds, fourths, etc. These segments form what is known in algebra as a harmonic series or progression, since the rate of vibration of each segment is an integral multiple of the frequency of the whole string, i.e., each segment vibrates respectively twice, three times, four times, etc., as fast as the whole string. The vibration of the whole string produces the fundamental tone, and the segments produce weaker subsidiary tones. A similar phenomenon occurs in an air column in a pipe. At most the first 16 tones in such a series can be heard by the human ear; the character or timbre of a fundamental tone is determined by the number of its subsidiary tones heard and their relative intensity. The subsidiary tones have been loosely called harmonics (as a noun), but they are properly called partials, the fundamental tone being the first partial. They are also called overtones (a synonym for "upper partials"), although this term includes a number of sounds that do not fit in with the harmonic series, and are therefore not considered musical. 2 Term describing the silvery sound produced separately when the fundamental and possibly more partial tones are damped by touching a string at a nodal point. Similarly harmonics are produced separately in an air column by overblowing or in brass wind instruments by the use of valves.

Harmonic (periodic phenomena)

A sinusoidal quantity having a frequency that is an integral multiple of the frequency of a periodic quantity to which it is related. See Mode of vibration

A harmonic series of sounds is one in which the basic frequency of each sound is an integral multiple of some fundamental frequency. The name exists for historical reasons, even though according to the usual mathematical definition such frequencies form an arithmetic series. An ideal string (or air column) can vibrate as a whole or in a number of equal parts, and the respective periods of vibration are proportional to the lengths. These increasingly shorter lengths or periods form a harmonic series. The name came from the harmonious relation of such sounds, and the science of musical acoustics was once called harmonics. Nowadays, it is customary to deal with ratios of frequency rather than ratios of length and, because frequency is the reciprocal of period, the definition of harmonic in acoustics becomes that given here. See Musical acoustics

harmonic

[här′män·ik] (acoustics) One of a series of sounds, each of which has a frequency which is an integral multiple of some fundamental frequency. (mathematics) A solution of Laplace's equation which is separable in a specified coordinate system. (physics) A sinusoidal component of a periodic wave, having a frequency that is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency. Also known as harmonic component.

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A component of a sound containing more than one frequency which is an integral multiple of the lowest frequency.

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A vibration whose frequency is an even multiple of another vibration or fundamental frequency. The first harmonic of a 200-Hz vibration has a frequency of 200 Hz. This is also its fundamental frequency. The second harmonic will have a frequency of 400 Hz, the third 800 Hz, the fourth 1600 Hz, and so on.

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1. Music of, relating to, or belonging to harmony 2. Mathsa. capable of expression in the form of sine and cosine functions b. of or relating to numbers whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression 3. Physics of or concerned with an oscillation that has a frequency that is an integral multiple of a fundamental frequency 4. 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. 5. Music (not in technical use) overtone: in this case, the first overtone is the first harmonic, etc.

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A multiple of a fundamental frequency occurring at the same time. For example, if the fundamental frequency is 1 kHz, the first harmonic is 1 kHz, the second harmonic is 2 kHz, and so on. Musical instruments oscillate at several frequencies, which are called "overtones." The first overtone is actually the second harmonic, and so on. See harmonic distortion.

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adj characterized by harmony of sound

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noun a tone that is a component of a complex sound

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noun any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental

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adj of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm

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adj relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body

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