adj

harmonic

hah-MO-nihk

adj

Relating to harmony; pleasant and well-balanced in sound.

"The choir produced a rich, harmonic blend of voices."

"The song's harmonic structure builds gently toward the chorus."

noun

In physics and music, a frequency that is a whole-number multiple of a base ("fundamental") frequency.

"A guitar string produces the fundamental note plus a series of higher harmonics."

"Engineers filter out unwanted harmonics from the electrical signal."

How to Use Harmonic

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishRelated to harmony, or (in science) one of the extra tones layered on top of a main frequency.

Common pairings

harmonic series harmonic frequency harmonic motion

more harmonic comparative, harmonics plural, most harmonic superlative

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From Ancient Greek harmonikos ("skilled in music"), from harmonia, "harmony."

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