Harmonics [noun]

It produced comparatively little foundation tone and a powerful chord of harmonics, many of them dissonant.

The dull tone of the old Diapasons was due to the absence of the upper harmonics or partials.

Although almost inaudible when played alone this stop generated harmonics which powerfully reinforced the tone of the full organ.

The vibrations of the steel tongue produce a compound sound composed of a fundamental and its harmonics.

The lower harmonics of the series cannot be obtained, owing to the limited capacity of the resonating cavity.

Pythagoras discovered, and his followers developed, some of the fundamental principles of harmonics.

The Melodies of the songs were not bad, but accompanied by a great deal of false harmonics.

A first study of these distributions recalls the harmonics encountered in acoustics; but the difference is great.

But the discordant note had been struck, and its harmonics tingled in the brain.

The unversed person believes that in harmonics he will find quite definite rules which must not be transgressed.