Harmonic

Alternative forms

• harmonick obsolete

Origin

From Latin harmonicus, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός, from ἁρμονία (harmonia, "harmonie").

Full definition of harmonic

Adjective

1. pertaining to harmony
2. pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious
• unknown date Alexander Popeharmonic twang of leather, horn, and brass.
3. (mathematics)The harmonic polar line of an inflection point of a cubic curve is the component of the polar conic other than the tangent line.

Derived terms

Noun

1. (physics) a component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency

Anagrams

• choirman, chromian