EnglishLearner.com
  • Dictionary
  • List of exercises
  • Exercises by level
    • Beginner exercises
    • Intermediate exercises
    • Advanced exercises
  • Dictionary
  • List of exercises
  • Exercises by level+
    • Beginner exercises
    • Intermediate exercises
    • Advanced exercises

Meaning of harmonic in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions
  4. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /hɑrˈmɑnɪk/

    US accent Play buttonYour browser does not support the audio element.

    How to pronounce harmonic in American English, in context ▾
    Use the controls below Controls button to browse different examples of pronunciation.

    UK accent Play buttonYour browser does not support the audio element.

    How to pronounce harmonic in British English, in context ▾
    Use the controls below Controls button to browse different examples of pronunciation.
  1. Classifying Adjective

    harmonic

    Definitions

    1. relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body

    Examples

    • « sympathetic vibration »

    Synonyms

    • harmonious
  2. 2. involving or characterized by harmony

    Synonyms

    • harmonious
  3. Noun

    harmonic

    Definitions

    1. a tone that is a component of a complex sound
  4. Qualitative Adjective

    harmonic

    Etymology

    late 16th century (in the sense ‘relating to music, musical’): via Latin from Greek harmonikos, from harmonia (see harmony)

    Definitions

    1. of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm

    Examples

    • « subtleties of harmonic change and tonality- Ralph Hill »

    Antonyms

    • nonharmonic
  5. 2. of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds

    Examples

    • « the sound of the resonating cavity cannot be the only determinant of the harmonic response »

Famous quotes

  • « Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns. »
    Lawrence Welk

Browse dictionary

  • harmlessly
  • harmless
  • harmfulness
  • harmfully
  • harmonic
  • harmonica
  • harmonical
  • harmonically
  • harmonics
Copyright © EnglishLearner.com 1998-2021