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harmonic

/hɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/

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noun

Harmonique

A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.

Examples :

"The musician adjusted the guitar string until the second harmonic was clearly audible, enriching the overall tone of the note. "

Le musicien a ajusté la corde de la guitare jusqu'à ce que la seconde harmonique soit clairement audible, enrichissant ainsi le ton global de la note.

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noun

L'endroit où, sur un instrument à cordes frottées, une note de la série harmonique d'une corde particulière peut être jouée sans la fondamentale

The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.

Examples :

"The violinist practiced playing the harmonic at the fifth fret to create a clear, bell-like tone. "

Le violoniste s'est entraîné à jouer l'harmonique sur la cinquième frette pour créer un son clair et cristallin.

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noun

Harmonique

One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.

Examples :

"The astrophysicist calculated the first few harmonics to model the gravitational field of the irregularly shaped asteroid. "

L'astrophysicien a calculé les premiers harmoniques pour modéliser le champ gravitationnel de l'astéroïde de forme irrégulière.

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noun

Enfant

Examples :

"Seeing his harmonic graduate made the father very proud. "

Voir son enfant diplômé a rendu le père très fier.

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adjective

harmonique

Pertaining to harmony

Examples :

"The choir's voices created a beautiful, harmonic blend during the concert. "

Les voix de la chorale ont créé un mélange harmonique magnifique pendant le concert.

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adjective

Harmonieux, mélodieux

Pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious

Examples :

"The choir's harmonic singing filled the church with a peaceful feeling. "

Le chant harmonieux de la chorale a rempli l'église d'un sentiment de paix.

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adjective

harmonique

Used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance

Examples :

"The harmonic polar line of an inflection point of a cubic curve is the component of the polar conic other than the tangent line."

La ligne polaire harmonique d'un point d'inflexion d'une courbe cubique est la composante de la conique polaire autre que la tangente.

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adjective

Périodique, régulier

Recurring periodically

Examples :

"The harmonic ringing of the school bell signaled the end of each class period. "

La sonnerie périodique de la cloche de l'école signalait la fin de chaque période de cours.

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adjective

harmonique

Exhibiting or applying constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word.

Examples :

"The Finnish word "talo," meaning house, is a good example of a word following a harmonic vowel system, because it can only contain back vowels like "a," "o," and "u." "

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adjective

Harmonieux

Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.

Examples :

""My great-great-grandmother is my harmonic ancestor." "

Mon arrière-arrière-grand-mère est mon ancêtre harmonique.