harmonIc, harmonick

& s. [Fr. harm on i que, from Lat. harmonic us; Gr. harm on i kos, from harm on i a =harmony (q.v.).] A. As adjective: I. Ordinary Language: 1. Of or pertaining to harmony or music 2. Concordant; musical; harmonious; consonant. "In full harmonic number joined." Milton: P. L., iv. 687. II. Technically : 1. Math .: Applied to numbers, terms of certain ratios, proportions, ., which have certain relations or properties resembling those of musical concords. [HARMONIC-PROPORTION.] B. As substantive: Music : its aliquot parts. 2. An artificial tone produced in a stringed instrument (1) by varying the point of contact with the bow, or (2) by slightly pre ing the string at the nodes or divisions of its aliquot parts (,,, .). mouth. (Grove.) "These acce ory sounds, which are caused by the aliquots of a sonorous body vibrating at once, are called harmonics."-Sir W. Jones: E ay on the Imitative Arts. 3. ( Pl .) The science or doctrine of musical sounds. harmonic-interval, s Music: The distance between two chords or between two consonant notes. harmonic-proportion, s. Math.: [HARMONICAL-PROPORTION.] harmonic-scale, s. harmonious harmonic-triad, s. Music. The chord of a note consisting of its third and perfect fifth; a common chord.