Definition of Harmonics

1. Noun. The study of musical sound.

Generic synonyms: Acoustics

Definition of Harmonics

1. n. The doctrine or science of musical sounds.

Definition of Harmonics

1. Noun. (plural of harmonic) ¹

2. Noun. (physics) (music) The science of musical sounds ¹

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Definition of Harmonics

1. harmonic [n] - See also: harmonic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harmonics

harmonic oscillators
harmonic progression
harmonic suture
harmonic tremor
harmonica
harmonical
harmonically
harmonically bound
harmonicas
harmonicist
harmonicists
harmonicity
harmonick
harmonicon
harmonicons
harmonics (current term)
harmonies
harmonious
harmonious correspondence
harmoniously
harmoniousness
harmonisation
harmonisations
harmonise
harmonised
harmoniser
harmonisers
harmonises
harmonising
harmonist

Literary usage of Harmonics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk Maxwell (1904)
"We have seen that the surface integral of the product of two harmonics of different orders is ... But even •when the two harmonics are of the same order, ..."

2. Vestiges of Pre-metric Weights and Measures Persisting in Metric-system by Arthur Edwin Kennelly (1881)
"Conjugate harmonics. 136.] We have seen that the surface integral of the product of two harmonics ... But even when the two harmonics are of the same order, ..."

3. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889) by Eminent Writers by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, Adela Harriet Sophia Bagot Wodehouse (1879)
"-stops, Ъу violins of a certain build, and by the clarinet, bassoon, etc., is produced by the prédominance of the uneven harmonics ..."

4. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1916)
"currents in the line is zero, but their third harmonics would be in phase ... Third harmonics, however, can exist in the Y voltage or voltage between line ..."

5. A Treatise on the Integral Calculus: With Applications, Examples, and Problems by Joseph Edwards (1922)
"Tesseral and Sectorial harmonics. Take the case of an unreal plane Z=z-\-a(x-\ ty), ... Also their sum and difference are also Solid Spherical harmonics. ..."

6. Theory and Calculations of Electrical Apparatus by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1917)
"As seen, the component torque curves of the harmonics of the space distribution of magnetizing force and magnetic flux in the motor air gap, have the same ..."

7. Theory and Calculations of Electrical Apparatus by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1917)
"As seen, the component torque curves of the harmonics of the space distribution of magnetizing force and magnetic flux in the motor air gap, have the same ..."

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