harmonic
noun
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A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
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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.
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One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
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One's child.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to harmony
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Pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious
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Used 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.”
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Recurring periodically
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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.
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Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.
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