Antonyms for harmonics


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hahr-mon-iks
Phonetic Transcription : hɑrˈmɒn ɪks


Definition of harmonics

Origin :
  • 1709, from harmonic; also see -ics.
  • As in pitch : noun tone of sound
  • As in harmony : noun musical accordance
Example sentences :
  • The second difficulty relates to Plato's conception of harmonics.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Fiddle in harmonics as it may, it will have these gratifications at all costs.
  • Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Some musical instruments are richer in these harmonics than others.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Modern Invention » by Archibald Williams
  • In the third there are double shakes in harmonics, which Guhr explains.
  • Extract from : « Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work » by Stephen Samuel Stratton
  • The harmonic series consists of the harmonics from the 1st to the 8th.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 » by Various
  • The same of music and other harmonics which may come to us through the sense of hearing.
  • Extract from : « Science in the Kitchen. » by Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
  • This difference in the timbre is due to harmonics or overtones.
  • Extract from : « The Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song » by F. W. Mott
  • The majority of students have trouble with their harmonics, because they do not practice them in this way.
  • Extract from : « Violin Mastery » by Frederick H. Martens
  • These thin strings served another purpose—the easy production of harmonics.
  • Extract from : « Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work » by Stephen Samuel Stratton
  • There are three variations, the second being almost throughout in harmonics, single and double, and excessively difficult.
  • Extract from : « Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work » by Stephen Samuel Stratton

Synonyms for harmonics

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