harmonic

har·mon·ic

(har-mon'ik),

A component of complex sound, the frequency of which is a multiple of the fundamental frequency, which is also called the first harmonic; the second harmonic has twice the frequency of the fundamental, and so forth.

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harmonic

In physics, concerning wave forms, an oscillation or frequency that is a whole number multiple of the basic frequency.

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