"false harmonic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: false harmonics [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} false harmonic (plural false harmonics)
  1. (music, stringed instruments) a harmonic produced by lightly touching the string at the point where the notated pitch is played, but producing a different pitch Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-false_harmonic-en-noun-oOX2963~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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