Definitions for harmonichɑrˈmɒn ɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
har•mon•ichɑrˈmɒn ɪk(adj.)
pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
Category: Music and Dance
marked by harmony; in harmony; concordant; consonant.
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.
Category: Physics
Math. (of a set of values) related in a manner analogous to the frequencies of tones that are consonant. capable of being represented by sine and cosine functions.
Category: Math
Category: Music and Dance
Ref: overtone (def. 1). 1
a single oscillation whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency.
Category: Physics
Origin of harmonic:
1560–70; < L harmonicus < Gk harmonikós musical, suitable. See harmony , -ic
har•mon′i•cal•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
harmonic(noun)
a tone that is a component of a complex sound
harmonic(adj)
any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
harmonic(adj)
of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
"subtleties of harmonic change and tonality"- Ralph Hill
harmonic(adj)
of or relating to harmonics
harmonic(adj)
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"
harmonic, sympathetic(adj)
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
"sympathetic vibration"
consonant, harmonic, harmonical, harmonized, harmonised(adj)
involving or characterized by harmony
Wiktionary
harmonic(Noun)
a component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency
harmonic(Adjective)
pertaining to harmony
harmonic(Adjective)
pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious
harmonic(Adjective)
attribute of many mathematical entities that only in few cases are obviously related
Webster Dictionary
Harmonic(adj)
alt. of Harmonical
Harmonic(noun)
a musical note produced by a number of vibrations which is a multiple of the number producing some other; an overtone. See Harmonics
Translations for harmonic
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
harmonic(adjective)
of, or concerned with, especially musical harmony.
- welluidend, harmoniesAfrikaans
- تَوافُقي النَّغَم ، مُؤْتَلِفArabic
- хармониченBulgarian
- harmônicoPortuguese (BR)
- harmonickýCzech
- harmonischGerman
- harmoniskDanish
- αρμονικόςGreek
- armónicoSpanish
- harmoonilineEstonian
- داراي آهنگ يكنواختFarsi
- harmoninenFinnish
- harmoniqueFrench
- מִתמַזֵג יָפֶהHebrew
- अनुकूल, सुसंगतHindi
- harmonican, skladanCroatian
- harmonikusHungarian
- mengenai harmoniIndonesian
- samhljóms-, hljómrænn; samhljómandi, samstillturIcelandic
- armonicoItalian
- 和声のJapanese
- 화성(和聲)의Korean
- harmonijos, harmoningasLithuanian
- harmonisksLatvian
- harmoniMalay
- harmonischDutch
- harmoniskNorwegian
- harmonijny, harmonicznyPolish
- داراي آهنگ يكنواختPersian
- هماهنګه ساز، ساز، موافقPashto
- harmónicoPortuguese
- armonic, bazat pe armonieRomanian
- гармоническийRussian
- harmonickýSlovak
- harmoničenSlovenian
- harmoničanSerbian
- harmoniskSwedish
- เสียงประสานThai
- ahenkliTurkish
- 和聲的，和諧的Chinese (Trad.)
- гармонійний; злагодженийUkrainian
- موسیقیت سے متعلقUrdu
- hài hoà; hòa âmVietnamese
- 和声的，和谐的Chinese (Simp.)
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