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Noun: harmonics  haa(r)'móniks
  1. The study of musical sound
Noun: harmonic  haa(r)'mónik
  1. A tone that is a component of a complex sound
     
  2. Any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental

See also: harmonic

Type of: acoustics, pure tone, quality, timber, timbre, tone

Encyclopedia: Harmonic

Harmonics