"harmonic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /hɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-harmonic.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-harmonic.wav [US] Forms: more harmonic [comparative], most harmonic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒnɪk Etymology: From Latin harmonicus, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός (harmonikós), from ἁρμονία (harmonía, “harmony”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{der|en|la|harmonicus}} Latin harmonicus, {{der|en|grc|ἁρμονικός}} Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός (harmonikós), {{m|grc|ἁρμονία|t=harmony}} ἁρμονία (harmonía, “harmony”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} harmonic (comparative more harmonic, superlative most harmonic)
  1. Pertaining to harmony. Translations (pertaining to harmony): хармоничен (harmoničen) (Bulgarian), мелодичен (melodičen) (Bulgarian), harmònic (Catalan), harmonický [masculine] (Czech), melodický [masculine] (Czech), libozvučný [masculine] (Czech), harmonisch (Dutch), harmoninen (Finnish), harmonique (French), harmonieux (French), mélodieux (French), mélodique (French), harmónico [masculine] (Galician), harmonisch (German), armónach [masculine] (Irish), armonico (Italian), гармоникалық (garmonikalyq) (Kazakh), үйлесімді (üilesımdı) (Kazakh), harmônico [masculine] (Portuguese), harmónico (Portuguese), harmonioso [masculine] (Portuguese), гармони́ческий (garmoníčeskij) (Russian), гармони́чный (garmoníčnyj) (Russian), armónico (Spanish), harmonisk (Swedish), armonik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-harmonic-en-adj-g1skFdnv Disambiguation of 'pertaining to harmony': 93 4 2 0 1 1
  2. Pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious.
    Sense id: en-harmonic-en-adj-I5fYej5-
  3. (mathematics) Used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematical attribute of mathematical entities): harmonický [masculine] (Czech), harmoninen (Finnish), harmonique (French), armonico (Italian)
    Sense id: en-harmonic-en-adj-m5L8ALnM Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematical attribute of mathematical entities': 1 10 55 7 15 11
  4. Recurring periodically.
    Sense id: en-harmonic-en-adj-Yvp4X~~8
  5. (phonology) Exhibiting or applying constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word. Categories (topical): Phonology Translations (phonology: exhibiting or applying vowel constraints in a word): magánhangzó-harmónia terén illeszkedő (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-harmonic-en-adj-ufP2wkWx Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'phonology: exhibiting or applying vowel constraints in a word': 1 4 7 4 82 3
  6. (Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-harmonic-en-adj-OFxAOTof
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: harmonick [obsolete] Related terms: harmonica, philharmonic
Derived forms: abstract harmonic analysis, antiharmonic, arithmetico-harmonic, disharmonic, enharmonic, false harmonic, harmonic addition theorem, harmonic analysis, harmonic analyzer, harmonic balancer, harmonic bounding, harmonic brick, harmonic conjugate, harmonic conjugate function, harmonic coordinates, harmonic decomposition, harmonic divisor number, harmonic engine, harmonic equation, harmonic expansion, harmonic form, harmonic function, harmonic-geometric mean, harmonic homology, harmonic logarithm, harmonic map, harmonic mean, harmonic mean index, harmonic minor scale, harmonic motion, harmonic number, harmonic oscillator, harmonic parameter, harmonic progression, harmonic proportion, harmonic quadrilateral, harmonic range, harmonic ratio, harmonic segment, harmonic series, harmonic series of primes, harmonic system of points, harmonic tremor, natural harmonic, non-harmonic tone, second-harmonic generation, semi-harmonic, simple harmonic motion, ultraharmonic

Noun

IPA: /hɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-harmonic.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-harmonic.wav [US] Forms: harmonics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnɪk Etymology: From Latin harmonicus, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός (harmonikós), from ἁρμονία (harmonía, “harmony”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{der|en|la|harmonicus}} Latin harmonicus, {{der|en|grc|ἁρμονικός}} Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός (harmonikós), {{m|grc|ἁρμονία|t=harmony}} ἁρμονία (harmonía, “harmony”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} harmonic (plural harmonics)
  1. (physics) A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency. Categories (topical): Physics Translations (a component frequency of the signal of a wave — see also overtone): хармонична (harmonična) [feminine] (Bulgarian), harmonická [feminine] (Czech), harmonische [common-gender] (Dutch), hawarite (Maori), гармо́ника (garmónika) (Russian), ฮาร์มอนิก (Thai), ทวีคูณความถี่ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-harmonic-en-noun-UU5xK8UG Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'a component frequency of the signal of a wave — see also overtone': 84 10 6 0
  2. (music) The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-harmonic-en-noun-en:music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (mathematics) One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction. Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematics
    Sense id: en-harmonic-en-noun-DDm0S7dC Topics: mathematics, sciences
  4. (CB radio slang) One's child.
    Sense id: en-harmonic-en-noun-pL2G0Cs8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: harmonick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "pertaining to harmony",
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      "sense": "pertaining to harmony",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "harmonieux"
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      "sense": "pertaining to harmony",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to harmony",
      "word": "harmonisch"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "pertaining to harmony",
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "üilesımdı",
      "sense": "pertaining to harmony",
      "word": "үйлесімді"
    },
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      "sense": "pertaining to harmony",
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      "sense": "pertaining to harmony",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "pertaining to harmony",
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      "lang": "Thai",
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