harmonic
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a tone that is a component of a complex sound
Types & categories
- pure tone hypernym
- fundamental frequency hyponym
- partial tone hyponym
Related & opposite
- harmonic derivation
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
subtleties of harmonic change and tonality
Related & opposite
- nonharmonic antonym
- harmony derivation
- musical harmony pertains to
Sense 3 noun
any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
Types & categories
- timbre hypernym
Related & opposite
- harmonic derivation
Sense 4 adjective
of or relating to harmonics
Related & opposite
Sense 5 adjective
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
Related & opposite
- musical harmony derivation
- harmonics pertains to
Sense 6 adjective
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
sympathetic vibration
Related & opposite
- harmonious similar to
Sense 7 adjective
involving or characterized by harmony
Related & opposite
- harmony derivation
- harmony derivation
- harmoniousness derivation
- musical harmony derivation
- concordance derivation
- concordance derivation
- harmonious similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | harmonic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pure tone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fundamental frequency |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | partial tone |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonharmonic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | harmony |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | musical harmony |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | harmonic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | timbre |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | harmonic |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | harmonic |
| 4 | pertains to | Related & opposite | harmonic |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | musical harmony |
| 5 | pertains to | Related & opposite | harmonics |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | harmonious |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | harmony |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | harmony |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | harmoniousness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | musical harmony |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | concordance |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | concordance |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | harmonious |