harmonic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- (US) audio
- /hɑɹˈmɑnɪk/ (General-American)
- /hɑːˈmɒnɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin harmonicus, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός (harmonikós), from ἁρμονία (harmonía, “harmony”). By surface analysis, harmony + -ic. Doublet of armónico.
Meanings
- Pertaining to harmony.
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Pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious.
harmonic twang of leather, horn, and brass.
1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC:
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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.
- Recurring periodically.
- 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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(qualifier:Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.
A person is harmonic with respect to members of his own generation and with respect to members of all even-numbered generations counting away from his own (e.g., his grandparents' generation, his grandchildren's generation, etc.).
1966, Kenneth Hale, Kinship Reflections in Syntax: Some Australian languages:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most harmonic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more harmonic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| harmonick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
xenharmonic · harmonic parameter · harmonic mean index · antiharmonic · harmonic brick · harmonic oscillator · harmonic progression · harmonic analyzer · harmonic balancer · inharmonic · pseudoharmonic · simple harmonic motion · harmonic quadrilateral · non-harmonic tone · harmonic tremor · harmonic addition theorem · harmonic analysis · harmonicism · euharmonic · simple harmonic oscillator · nonharmonic · harmonic-geometric mean · harmonic decomposition · harmonic form · harmonic logarithm · harmonic mean · harmonic homology · harmonic number · polyharmonic · harmonic equation · harmonic series · arithmetico-harmonic · harmonic division · triharmonic · semi-harmonic · subharmonic · harmonic proportion · harmonic minor scale · disharmonic · harmonic function · harmonic bounding · biharmonic · harmonically · false harmonic · unharmonic · harmonic motion · harmonic minor · harmonic ratio · natural harmonic · harmonic segment · anharmonic · abstract harmonic analysis · multiharmonic · second-harmonic generation · harmonic engine · monoharmonic · harmonic coordinates · harmonic conjugate function · ultraharmonic · quasiharmonic · harmonicity · harmonic range · harmonic expansion · harmonic divisor number · harmonic conjugate · enharmonic · superharmonic · harmonic system of points · telharmonic · pluriharmonic · harmonic series of primes · harmonic map
Relateds
Translations (47)
grc ἁρμονικός (pertaining to harmony) · cs melodický (pleasant to hear) · de harmonisch (pertaining to harmony) · fr mélodieux (pleasant to hear) · tr armonik (pertaining to harmony) · fr mélodique (pleasant to hear) · fi harmoninen (mathematical attribute of mathematical entities) · el αρμονικός (pertaining to harmony) · bg хармоничен (pleasant to hear) · kk үйлесімді (pleasant to hear) · cy harmonig (pertaining to harmony) · el αρμονικός (mathematical attribute of mathematical entities) · pt harmónico (pertaining to harmony) · fr harmonique (pertaining to harmony) · it armonico (mathematical attribute of mathematical entities) · fr harmonieux (pleasant to hear) · fr harmonique (mathematical attribute of mathematical entities) · pt harmônico (pertaining to harmony) · it armonico (pleasant to hear) · fr harmonique (pleasant to hear) · cs harmonický (mathematical attribute of mathematical entities) · sv harmonisk (pertaining to harmony) · de harmonisch (pleasant to hear) · kk үйлесімді (pertaining to harmony) · ca harmònic (pertaining to harmony) · cs harmonický (pertaining to harmony) · fi harmoninen (pleasant to hear) · ru гармони́чный (pleasant to hear) · nl harmonisch (pleasant to hear) · it armonico (pertaining to harmony) · cs libozvučný (pleasant to hear) · pt harmonioso (pleasant to hear) · ru гармони́ческий (pertaining to harmony) · es armónico (pertaining to harmony) · bg мелодичен (pleasant to hear) · es armónico (pleasant to hear) · nl harmonisch (pertaining to harmony) · bg хармоничен (pertaining to harmony) · grc ἁρμονικός (pleasant to hear) · kk гармоникалық (pertaining to harmony) · fi harmoninen (pertaining to harmony) · el αρμονικός (pleasant to hear) · hu magánhangzó-harmónia terén illeszkedő (phonology: exhibiting or applying vowel constraints in a word) · cs harmonický (pleasant to hear) · gl harmónico (pertaining to harmony) · ga armónach (pertaining to harmony) · sv harmonisk (pleasant to hear)