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Visual 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
(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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harmonic
(hɑːˈmɒnɪk)adj
1. of, involving, producing, or characterized by harmony; harmonious
2. (Music, other) music of, relating to, or belonging to harmony
3. (Mathematics) maths
a. capable of expression in the form of sine and cosine functions
b. of or relating to numbers whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression
4. (General Physics) physics of or concerned with an oscillation that has a frequency that is an integral multiple of a fundamental frequency
5. (General Physics) physics of or concerned with harmonics
n
6. (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, etc
7. (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, etc
8. (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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har•mon•ic
(hɑrˈmɒn ɪk)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.
n. 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.
6. a single oscillation whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency.
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 sound
pure tone, tone - a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
partial 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 fundamental
Adj. 1. harmonic - of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm; "subtleties of harmonic change and tonality"- Ralph Hill
nonharmonic - 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"
harmonious - musically pleasing
5. harmonic - involving or characterized by harmony
harmonious - musically pleasing
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harmonic
adjectiveCharacterized by harmony of sound:
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تَوافُقي النَّغَم ، مُؤْتَلِف
harmonický
harmonisk
ahenkli
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harmony
(ˈhaːməni) – plural ˈharmonies – noun1. (of musical sounds, colours etc) (the state of forming) a pleasing combination. The singers sang in harmony. harmonie إنْسِجام хармония harmonia souzvuk der Einklang harmoni αρμονία armonía harmoonia هماهنگی harmonia harmonie הרמוניה सहस्वरता, सुस्वरता harmonija, uskladenost harmónia harmoni samhljómur armonia 和声 화성 harmonija, darnumas harmonija; saskaņa harmoni harmonie harmoni, samklang harmonia, zgodność سم والى، برابوالى،هم غاړتوب harmonia armonie гармоничность súzvuk ubranost harmonija harmoni, samklang, välljud การประสานเสียง armoni; ses ahengi 和聲,色彩搭配和諧 гармонія سروں کا مترنم مجموعہ sự hài hoà; sự hoà âm 和谐
2. the agreement of people's feelings, opinions etc. Few married couples live in perfect harmony. harmonie, eensgesindheid إنْسِجام، تَفاهُم съзвучие harmonia harmonie die Harmonie harmoni αρμονία armonía kooskõla سازگاری sopusointu harmonie התאמה समरसता sklad, harmonija egyetértés keserasian sátt og samlyndi armonia 調和 조화, 일치 sutarimas, darnumas saskaņa; saticība harmoni harmonie harmoni, skjønn forening zgoda سم والى harmonia înţelegere гармония; согласие harmónia složnost harmonija harmoni ความสามัคคี uyum, ahenk 融洽 злагода, згода مطابقت، اتفاق sự hoà hợp 融洽
harˈmonic (-ˈmo-) adjective of, or concerned with, especially musical harmony. welluidend, harmonies تَوافُقي النَّغَم ، مُؤْتَلِف хармоничен harmônico harmonický harmonisch harmonisk αρμονικός armónico harmooniline داراي آهنگ يكنواخت harmoninen harmonique מִתמַזֵג יָפֶה अनुकूल, सुसंगत harmonican, skladan harmonikus mengenai harmoni samhljóms-, hljómrænn; samhljómandi, samstilltur armonico 和声の 화성(和聲)의 harmonijos, harmoningas harmonisks harmoni harmonisch harmonisk harmonijny, harmoniczny هماهنګه ساز، ساز، موافق harmónico armonic, bazat pe armonie гармонический harmonický harmoničen harmoničan harmonisk เสียงประสาน ahenkli 和聲的,和諧的 гармонійний; злагоджений موسیقیت سے متعلق hài hoà; hòa âm 和声的,和谐的
harˈmonious (-ˈməu-) adjective1. pleasant-sounding. a harmonious melody. harmonies, welluidend مُنْسَجِم хармоничен harmonioso libozvučný wohlklingend harmonisk αρμονικός, ευχάριστος στo αφτί armonioso harmooniline خوش آهنگ harmoninen harmonieux מִתמַזֵג יָפֶה सुरीलापन harmonican kellemes hangzású harmonis hljómfagur, samstilltur armonioso 耳に快い 선율이 아름다운 darnus, harmoningas harmonisks yang harmoni harmonieus harmonisk, velklingende melodyjny, harmonijny همغاړى، سم ، وړ، برابر، مافق harmonioso armonios гармоничный ľubozvučný ubran harmoničan välljudande, melodisk ไพเราะ ahenkli 悅耳的 гармонійний خوش آواز du dương 悦耳的
2. pleasant to the eye. a harmonious colour scheme. harmonies مُتلائِم، مُمْتِع للعَيْن приятен harmonioso příjemný na pohled harmonisch harmonisk ευχάριστος στο μάτι armonioso harmooniline موزون sopusointuinen harmonieux מִשתַלֵב יָפֶה सुमेल ugodan oku harmonikus serasi samstilltur, samstæður armonioso 調和のとれた 잘 조화된 darnus, suderintas harmonisks yang harmoni harmonieus samstemt, smakfull harmonijny برابر harmonioso potrivit гармонирующий harmonizujúci harmoničen skladan harmonisk กลมกลืนกัน göze hoş görünen 悅目的 гармонічний خوش ترتیب hài hoà 悦目的
3. without disagreement or bad feeling. a harmonious relationship. eensgesind مُتوافِق، مُتلائِم، مُنْسَجِم задружен harmonioso žijící v souladu harmonisch harmonisk αρμονικός armonioso harmooniline سازگار tasapainoinen harmonieux ידידותי सद्भावपूर्ण skladan egyező, harmonikus rukun friðsamlegur, samlyndur armonioso 仲のよい 화목한 darnus saskanīgs; saticīgs harmoni harmonieus harmonisk, fredelig, vennskapelig zgodny سم وال harmonioso (în mod) armonios дружный harmonický složen skladan harmonisk, vänskaplig สามัคคี uyumlu 和睦的 дружний, злагоджений مخالفت یا انکار سے آزاد hoà hợp 和睦的
harˈmoniously adverb harmonies بانْسِجام، بِتَوافُق хармонично harmoniosamente libozvučně harmonisch harmoniskt αρμονικά armoniosamente harmooniliselt بطورموزون sopuisasti harmonieusement בְּהַרמוֹניָה सद्भावनापूर्वक skladno harmonikusan secara rukun friðsamlega, með samstilltum hætti armoniosamente 調和して 화목하게 darniai, harmoningai harmoniski; saskanīgi dengan berharmoni harmonieus harmonisk, samstemt zgodnie د برابری دوله harmoniosamente armonios гармонично ľubozvučne harmonično skladno harmoniskt อย่างเป็นอันหนึ่งอันเดียวกัน uymlu bir şekilde 和睦地 злагоджено خوش ترتیبی سے một cách hài hoà; hoà hợp 协调地,和谐地
harˈmoniousness noun harmonie, welluidendheid, eensgesindheid إنْسِجام، تَوافُق хармоничност harmonia soulad die Harmonie harmoni αρμονικότητα armonía harmoonia خوش آهنگی sopuisuus harmonie הרמוניה सद्भावना skladnost, harmonicnost harmónia kerukunan samlyndi armonia 調和して 화목함 darnumas, harmoningumas harmoniskums; saskanīgums keharmonian harmonieusiteit samstemthet, vennskapelighet zgodność خوش غاړی harmonia armonie гармоничность súlad harmoničnost skladnost harmoni, vänskaplighet ความเป็นอันหนึ่งอันเดียวกัน uyumluluk 賞心悅目,和睦 гармонійність خوش ترتیبی tính hài hoà; hoà hợp 调和,和谐,协调
ˈharmonize, ˈharmonise verb1. to sing or play musical instruments in harmony. harmonieer يُغَنّي أو يَعْزِف بانْسِجام وتوافُق хармонизирам tocar em harmonia zpívat, hrát libozvučně in Einklang bringen synge i harmoni; spille i harmoni εναρμονίζομαι armonizar harmooniliselt laulma või mängima هم آهنگ نواختن laulaa/soittaa harmoniassa chanter/jouer en harmonie לְהִשתַלֵב בהרמוניה संगत या समस्वर होना या करना harmonicno (višeglasno) pjevati i svirati összehangol memadukan vera samstilltur/samtaka cantare/suonare in modo armonioso 調和 화성으로 노래하다 darniai dainuoti/groti saskaņot; noskaņot berharmoni harmoniëren, in harmonie brengen, afstemmen harmonisere, bringe i harmoni harmonizować برابرول،سمول،همغاړىكو ل: سميدل ،برابريدل همغاړى كيدل tocar em harmonia a armoniza играть hrať/spievať ľubozvučne peti/igrati v harmoniji biti u skladu sjunga (spela) i harmoni ประสานเสียง ahenkle söylemek/çalmak 和聲演唱,和弦演奏 гармонізувати موسیقیت پیدا کرنا hoà âm 以和声唱歌或演奏
2. to add different parts to (a melody) to form harmonies. harmoniseer يُنَسِّق ، يخْلِقُ إنْسِجاما аранжирам harmonizar harmonizovat harmonisieren harmonisere εναρμονίζω armonizar harmoniseerima موزون كردن soinnuttaa harmoniser לְהִתמַזֵג יָפֶה संगत देना harmonizirati harmonizál memperpadukan raddsetja; samstilla armonizzare 和音をつける (단음의 멜로디 등에) 화음을 붙이다 harmonizuoti harmonizēt mengharmonikan harmoniëren, in harmonie brengen, afstemmen harmonisere zestrajać برابرول harmonizar a armoniza гармонизировать harmonizovať harmonizirati uskladiti sätta harmonier till ทํานองประสาน armonize etmek 加上不同樂音以形成和聲(弦) аранжувати موسیقی کے کئی اجزا کو ملا کر موسیقیت پیدا کرنا phối hoà âm 使(曲调)和谐
3. to (cause to) be in harmony or agreement. The colours in this room harmonize nicely. harmonieer يتناسَق، يَتَوافَق، يَتلائَم подхождам си harmonizar(-se) ladit harmonisieren harmonere; passe godt sammen εναρμονίζω, εναρμονίζομαι armonizar kokku sobi(ta)ma جور بودن sointua harmoniser לְהַתאִים זֶה לְזֶה सामंजस्य स्थापित करना uskladiti, slagati se harmonizál, összhangban van serasi samræma(st) armonizzarsi 調和する 조화시키다 derėti, derinti harmonēt; saskanēt berharmoni harmoniëren, in harmonie brengen, afstemmen avstemme, harmonere med harmonizować, pasować do siebie برابريدل harmonizar a (se) potrivi гармонировать ladiť skladati (se) uskladiti harmoniera, [få att] passa ihop เข้ากันได้ uymak (使)調合 узгоджувати متوازن ہونا یا کرنا hài hoà 使协调
harmoniˈzation, harmoniˈsation noun harmonisering خَلْق إنْسِجام ، مُلائَمَه، تَنْسيق хармонизиране harmonização harmonizace der Einklang harmonisering εναρμόνιση armonización harmoneerumine هماهنگ سازی soinnutus harmonisation הִתמַזגוּת בְּהַרמוֹניָה सामंजस्यकरण harmonizacija, uskladenost összhangba hozás perpaduan samstilling; raddsetning, útsetning armonizzazione 調和化 조화 harmonizacija harmonizēšana; harmonizācija pengharmonian harmonisatie harmoni, samklang harmonizacja همغاړى كيدل harmonização armonizare; potrivire гармонизация harmonizácia harmonizacija harmonizacija harmonisering, harmoniering การกลมกลืน uyumlama 調合,相稱 досягнення гармонії خوش آہنگی sự làm hài hoà; sự phối hoà âm 协调
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