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Definition of First harmonic
1. Noun. The lowest tone of a harmonic series.
Lexicographical Neighbors of First Harmonic
Literary usage of First harmonic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Theory of Alternating Currents by Alexander Russell (1906)
"Resonance of the first harmonic. Resonance of the fifth harmonic. Resonance of
the seventh harmonic. Resonance of the eleventh harmonic. ..."
2. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 93 by Harvard University (1893)
"There are missing, however, the holes necessary to produce the tones from g of
the fundamental scale to b'. the lowest tone of the first harmonic series. ..."
3. Electricity and Magnetism for Engineers by Harold Pender (1919)
"The sum of the harmonics (including the fundamental or first harmonic) may be
conveniently designated the "resultant. ..."
4. South African Journal of Science by South African association for the advancement of science (1904)
"The epochs of the first harmonic terms are earlier than the first harmonic ...
For each gauge the epoch of the first harmonic term of evaporation falls, ..."
5. Cyclopadic Science Simplified by John Henry Pepper (1869)
"Thus, for example, if we try to sound the first harmonic of a string (even when
isolated as much as possible) by lightly placing a finger on the middle of ..."
6. Principles of Electrical Engineering by Harold Pender (1911)
"Let a/, a,', a/, be the corresponding ordinates of the fundamental or first
harmonic of this wave, a,*, a,", a", be the corresponding ordinates of the ..."