har·mon·ic
här-ˈmä-nik 
1
: musical
2
: of or relating to musical harmony or a harmonic
3
: pleasing to the ear : harmonious
4
: of an integrated nature : congruous
1
a
: overtone
especially
: one whose vibration frequency is an integral multiple of that of the fundamental
b
: a flutelike tone produced on a stringed instrument by touching a vibrating string at a nodal point
2
: a component frequency of a complex wave (as of electromagnetic energy) that is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency
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Adjective
the desire to live the kind of harmonic life in which work and family are perfectly balanced
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
And while the fundamentals have remained in place, the dynamics have improved noticeably, with the bass sounding far more pronounced, showing the harmonic complexities that lie beneath the band’s hard-charging, feel-good roof-raisers.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Sep. 2024
Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
By themselves, McFarland and Lloyd-Watson provide strong counterpoints to one another: the former building a pillowy harmonic foundation with his falsetto and the latter cutting through it with his soulful tenor.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
The drivers achieve a piston-like motion across the audio spectrum which reduces harmonic distortion.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
And while the fundamentals have remained in place, the dynamics have improved noticeably, with the bass sounding far more pronounced, showing the harmonic complexities that lie beneath the band’s hard-charging, feel-good roof-raisers.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Sep. 2024
Noun
Bulgari is also making history by adding a new tune to a range of chiming timepieces, introducing tritone harmonic intervals, created in collaboration with the Italian-Swiss conductor Lorenzo Viotti.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
By themselves, McFarland and Lloyd-Watson provide strong counterpoints to one another: the former building a pillowy harmonic foundation with his falsetto and the latter cutting through it with his soulful tenor.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Harmonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harmonic. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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harmonic
1 of 2 adjective
har·mon·ic
här-ˈmän-ik
: of or relating to musical harmony as opposed to melody or rhythm
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