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Harmonic

/hɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/

A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.

📖 Definitions of "Harmonic"

noun
  1. 1

    A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.

  4. 4

    One's child.

adjective
  1. 1

    Pertaining to harmony

  2. 2

    Pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious

  3. 3

    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."

  4. 4

    Recurring periodically

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