1. relating to or characterized by musical harmony
2. relating to or involving mathematical harmonics or wave frequencies
Usage: technical

1. a musical tone that is a whole number multiple of a fundamental frequency
Usage: music
2. a component frequency of a complex wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency
Usage: physics

Examples

• The choir produced beautiful harmonic sounds.
• She studied harmonic analysis in her music theory class.
• The guitar string produces several harmonics when plucked.
• Engineers analyzed the harmonic distortion in the signal.
• The second harmonic has twice the frequency of the fundamental tone.
• Harmonic motion describes the oscillation of a pendulum.
• The orchestra’s harmonic structure was complex and layered.