Antonyms for harmonic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hahr-mon-ik
Phonetic Transcription : hɑrˈmɒn ɪk


Definition of harmonic

Origin :
  • 1560s, "relating to music;" earlier (c.1500) armonical "tuneful, harmonious," from Latin harmonicus, from Greek harmonikos "harmonic, musical, skilled in music," from harmonia (see harmony). Meaning "relating to harmony" is from 1660s. The noun, short for harmionic tone, is recorded from 1777.
  • adj harmonious
Example sentences :
  • His researches on the dynamo caused him to devise what he calls an 'harmonic engine.'
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • The law of harmonic sounds reappears in the harmonic colors.
  • Extract from : « Nature » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Art has been defined as "the harmonic expression of the emotions."
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • In it are the harmonic, melodic, and spiritual germs of modern music.
  • Extract from : « Old Fogy » by James Huneker
  • This volume is an aid to the study of the “Harmonic Series.”
  • Extract from : « The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul » by Jirah D. Buck
  • The harmonic telegraph seemed as far away from completion as ever.
  • Extract from : « Ted and the Telephone » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • It manages to develop a sort of harmonic haze that is very romantic.
  • Extract from : « Contemporary American Composers » by Rupert Hughes
  • The musician causes it to resound because he contains a harmonic power.
  • Extract from : « Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4 » by Plotinos (Plotinus)
  • It will be found that only at certain places are harmonic notes possible.
  • Extract from : « Chats to 'Cello Students » by Arthur Broadley
  • Sing-song, a harmonic meeting at a pot-house, a free-and-easy.
  • Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten

Synonyms for harmonic

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