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Harmonic

noun
/hɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/
Word Frequency: 4.4

Definitions

1.nounA component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
2.nounThe place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.
3.nounOne of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
4.nounOne's child.
5.adjectivePertaining to harmony
6.adjectivePleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious
7.adjectiveUsed to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance
"The harmonic polar line of an inflection point of a cubic curve is the component of the polar conic other than the tangent line."
8.adjectiveRecurring periodically
9.adjectiveExhibiting or applying constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word.
10.adjectiveOf or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.

Synonyms

harmonicalharmonizedharmoniousconsonantsympatheticin harmonytonalovertonesmoothmelodioussymphonicsymphonious

Rhymes With

sardonictonicchronichistrionicsynchronicchthonichedonicironic
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