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harmonics
[ hahr-mon-iks ]
noun
- (used with a singular verb) the science of musical sounds.
- (used with a plural verb) the partials or overtones of a fundamental tone. Compare overtone ( def 1 ).
- (used with a plural verb) the flageoletlike tones of a string, as a violin string, made to vibrate so as to bring out an overtone.
harmonics
/ hɑːˈmɒnɪks /
noun
- functioning as singular the science of musical sounds and their acoustic properties
- functioning as plural the overtones of a fundamental note, as produced by lightly touching the string of a stringed instrument at one of its node points while playing See harmonic
Word History and Origins
Origin of harmonics1
Example Sentences
She folded trills, stops and sweet harmonics into unbroken lines, and when she harmonized with herself, she utilized the plushness and patience familiar from her Bach recordings.
This excitation triggers the generation of harmonic electronic states that give rise to single photons -- similar to how musical harmonics produce notes across multiple octaves.
“Pisachi” alternates between hushed, singing harmonics and piquant rhythms painted in impassioned tremolos and spiky pizzicatos.
Quantum bits can be described more precisely with the help of newly discovered harmonics as a team of 30 researchers reports in Nature Physics.
Guitar harmonics twinkle like hopeful but faraway stars in this harrowing single from Baker’s 2017 album, “Turn Out the Lights.”
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