Harmonic means composed, played, or sung using two or more notes which sound right and pleasing together. relating to the way notes are played or sung together to give a pleasing sound
A single frequency component of a sound Also called "overtone," or "partial " The timbre, or tone color, of a sound may be characterized by its harmonic content A 100 Hz sound that is high in harmonic content (for example, a sawtooth wave) will have harmonics at 200 Hz, 300 Hz, 400 Hz, etc
of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm; "subtleties of harmonic change and tonality"- Ralph Hill 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
Having relations or properties bearing some resemblance to those of musical consonances; said of certain numbers, ratios, proportions, points, lines, motions, and the like
A sinusoidal component of a periodic wave or quantity having a frequency that is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency For example, a component which is twice the fundamental frequency is called the second harmonic (the fundamental is the first harmonic, which is frequently misunderstood)
an electrical frequency that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency; for example, if 60 Hz is the fundamental freqency, then 120 Hz is the second harmonic and 180 Hz is the third harmonic; some electronic devices, such as ballasts or power supplies, can cause harmonic distortion, directly affecting power quality
After the fundamental, which is the lowest frequency and the one that determines the pitch, the first harmonic is the octave with a ratio of 2: 1 Next is the fifth, with a ratio of 3: 2 The harmonics eventually produce all the notes of the natural scale In music, the first harmonic is the octave In physics, the first harmonic is the fundamental
A component of a complex tone, whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency of the complex The third harmonic is at the frequency 3f, where f is the fundamental frequency
A sinusoidal component of a waveform that is a whole multiple of the fundamental frequency An oscillation that is an integral sub-multiple of the fundamental is called a sub-harmonic
(1) A special case of partial normally occurring in "musical" sounds, in which the frequency of the partial has a simple mathematical relationship to other partials Generally they are all integer multiples of a particular fundamental frequency See also Inharmonic (2) of or pertaining to musical harmony (the juxtaposition of one note with another or others)
Found at known distances from the base or fundamental frequency of a sound the harmonics add complexity, subtlety and timbre to a note Different instruments add harmonics in different ways Back
A frequency that is a whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency For example, if the fundamental frequency of a sound is 440 Hz, the first two harmonics are 880 Hz and 1,320 Hz (1 32 kHz) See overtone; also see inharmonic
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"
= A sinusoidal (pure-tone) component whose frequency is a whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency of the wave If a component has a frequency twice that of the fundamental it is called the second harmonic, etc
Frequencies other than the fundamental basic frequency of a receptive wave When the waveform of the fundamental departs from a sine wave, harmonics are introduced at integer multiples of the fundamental frequency
A frequency that is a whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency For example, if the fundamental frequency of a sound is 440Hz, then the first two harmonics are 880Hz and 1,320Hz (1 32kHz) See overtone
A tone whose frequency is an integer times the frequency of the fundamental (lowest) tone Every note played on a musical instrument consists of a fundamental tone plus many harmonics
A sinusoidal wave having a frequency that is an integral multiple of a fundamental frequency For example, a complex wave whose frequency is twice that of the fundamental frequency is called the second harmonic Harmonics in a power system cause distortion of the normal sinusoidal voltage waveform
a tone that is a component of a complex sound relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration" of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm; "subtleties of harmonic change and tonality"- Ralph Hill 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