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har·mon·ics

harmonics

 
pronunciation:
har ma nihks
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part of speech: plural noun
definition 1: (used with a sing. verb) the study of the physical characteristics of musical sound.
definition 2: (used with a pl. verb) partial tones or overtones of a fundamental musical tone.
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The word harmonics contains the following part:
-ics Greek noun-forming suffix that means science, study, or practice of; properties of; practices pertaining to
synonyms:
-logy, -ology