harmonics

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).

har·mon·ic

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.

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

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har·mon′i·cal·ly adv.

harmonics

(hɑːˈmɒnɪks) n1. (Music, other) (functioning as singular) the science of musical sounds and their acoustic properties2. (Music, other) (functioning as plural) the overtones of a fundamental note, as produced by lightly touching the string of a stringed instrument at one of its node points while playing. See harmonic⁶

har•mon•ics

(hɑrˈmɒn ɪks)

n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the science of musical sounds. 2. (used with a pl. v.) the partials or overtones of a fundamental tone. 3. (used with a pl. v.) the flutelike tones of the strings of a stringed instrument made to vibrate to produce overtones.

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harmonics - the study of musical soundacoustics - the study of the physical properties of sound

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