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The correct spelling is harmonic.
How to pronounce harmonic
/hɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/
nounIPA: /hɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/
Say it like: Har-mon-ic
The correct spelling is harmonic. A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency. For example: "The harmonic polar line of an inflection point of a cubic curve is the component of the polar conic other than the tangent line."
Usage Examples
“The harmonic polar line of an inflection point of a cubic curve is the component of the polar conic other than the tangent line.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
- 2.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.
- 3.One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
- 4.One's child.
adjective
- 1.Pertaining to harmony
- 2.Pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious
- 3.Used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance
- 4.Recurring periodically
- 5.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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