Meaning of Harmonic | Babel Free
hɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪkDefinitions
- A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
- 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.
- One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
- One's child.
Equivalents
Examples
“Games for the harmonics, (children), YL's and XYL's and the OM's, plus free soda for all.”
“The harmonics (kids, I mean) sometimes failed to recognize me on the rare occasions when I emerged from the shack […]”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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