| harmonic | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. harmonic | a tone that is a component of a complex sound. |
| ~ pure tone, tone | a steady sound without overtones.; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies" |
| ~ first harmonic, fundamental frequency, fundamental | the lowest tone of a harmonic series. |
| ~ partial tone, overtone, partial | a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. harmonic | any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental. |
| ~ timbre, tone, quality, timber | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound).; "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" |
| adj. (pertain) | 3. harmonic | of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm.; "subtleties of harmonic change and tonality" |
| adj. (pertain) | 4. harmonic | of or relating to harmonics. |
| adj. (pertain) | 5. harmonic | of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds.; "the sound of the resonating cavity cannot be the only determinant of the harmonic response" |
| adj. | 6. harmonic, sympathetic | relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body.; "sympathetic vibration" |
| ~ harmonious | musically pleasing. |
| adj. | 7. consonant, harmonic, harmonical, harmonised, harmonized | involving or characterized by harmony. |
| ~ harmonious | musically pleasing. |
| tune | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune | a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
| ~ tucket, fanfare, flourish | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments.; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" |
| ~ glissando | a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale. |
| ~ roulade | (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ leitmotif, leitmotiv | a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas). |
| ~ theme song | a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie. |
| ~ signature tune, theme song, signature | a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program. |
| ~ melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition.; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" |
| ~ part, voice | the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music.; "he tried to sing the tenor part" |
| ~ musical phrase, phrase | a short musical passage. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. tune | the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch.; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune" |
| ~ pitch | the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration. |
| n. (act) | 3. tune | the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency. |
| ~ modification, adjustment, alteration | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment). |
| v. (change) | 4. tune, tune up | adjust for (better) functioning.; "tune the engine" |
| ~ adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
| ~ fine-tune, tweak | adjust finely.; "fine-tune the engine" |
| ~ service | make fit for use.; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced" |
| ~ tune in | regulate (a radio or television set) in order to receive a certain station or program. |
| v. (change) | 5. tune, tune up | adjust the pitches of (musical instruments).; "My piano needs to be tuned" |
| ~ adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
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