harmonic
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6.9
- adjective
- /hɑːrˈmɒnɪk/
- Specialized
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armónico
- The Tuvan throat singers create harmonic tones that sound like multiple voices singing at once.
- harmonic progression
- harmonic ratios
- harmonic oscillator
So, and the other is the harmonic oscillator isn't moving.
- So, and the other is the harmonic oscillator isn't moving.
- And most of the Allen songs are like harmonic explorations.
- Now I'm going to suppose I have many harmonic oscillators.
- you get a very even harmonic kind of a signal.
- I can do, you know, yeah, I can do just like, you know, harmonic coupling to the field.
- And then you begin to understand that what we're talking about is chromatic and harmonic meaning like music.
Examples
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Or, embellish melodies, harmonic parts, and bass lines with upper and lower neighbors and passing tones.
Academic text (1999) -
The Benzels have begun to generate a harmonic hum, each generating a different tone.
Fiction book (1997) -
you get a very even harmonic kind of a signal.
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So double harmonic major scale is the first mode.
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Was the signal harmonic when you first intercepted it?
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There may be other harmonic content not from the overtone series present in the analysis.
Academic text (2011) -
Use Audacity to analyze the harmonic components of each voice.
Academic text (2011) -
Besides being a rhythmic-harmonic instrument, it is used as a solo melody instrument.
Academic text (1992) -
The free-response section contains melodic and harmonic dictation, part writing, and composition exercises.
Academic text (1993) -
Play accompaniments (rhythmic, melodic, harmonic) to songs from at least four musical cultures.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
Having a pleasing mix of musical notes or sounds
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.3
A movement that goes back and forth around a middle point, like a pendulum
- Specialized
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7.5
An average for rates found by dividing the number of values by the sum of 1 divided by each value
- Specialized
A sequence of numbers where 1 divided by each number increases by the same amount
- Specialized
To break a repeating sound or signal into simple waves like sine and cosine
- Specialized
A repeating back and forth movement where the pull back gets stronger the farther it moves from center
How Harmonic
Surface Forms
Morphology
harmonic = harmony (transparent) = harmon + ic
Clearly derived from 'harmony' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to harmony or harmonics'.
Etymology
Harmonic comes from the Greek root harmonia, meaning 'fitting together', and is the same root as harmony. When we use harmonic about music or sound, we mean the parts or rules that make tones 'fit' together.