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harmonics

/hahr-mon-iks/US // hɑrˈmɒn ɪks //UK // (hɑːˈmɒnɪks) //

谐波,谐音,和谐波,和谐

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Music.

    • : the science of musical sounds.
    • : the partials or overtones of a fundamental tone.Compare overtone.
    • : the flageoletlike tones of a string, as a violin string, made to vibrate so as to bring out an overtone.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inharmony

Examples

  • It produced comparatively little foundation tone and a powerful chord of harmonics, many of them dissonant.

  • The dull tone of the old Diapasons was due to the absence of the upper harmonics or partials.

  • Although almost inaudible when played alone this stop generated harmonics which powerfully reinforced the tone of the full organ.

  • The vibrations of the steel tongue produce a compound sound composed of a fundamental and its harmonics.

  • The lower harmonics of the series cannot be obtained, owing to the limited capacity of the resonating cavity.