Harmonic - Definition
harmonic
adj 1: of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and
rhythm; "subtleties of harmonic change and tonality"-
Ralph Hill [ant: nonharmonic]
2: of or relating to harmonics
3: of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the
composition of musical sounds; "the sound of the resonating
cavity cannot be the only determinant of the harmonic
response"
4: relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations
in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration" [syn: harmonic,
sympathetic]
5: involving or characterized by harmony [syn: consonant,
harmonic, harmonical, harmonized, harmonised]
n 1: a tone that is a component of a complex sound
2: any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are
integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental