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Synonyms & Antonyms for harmonic
Synonyms: Adjective
balanced, congruous, consonant, eurythmic (or eurhythmic), harmonious
Antonyms: Adjective
disharmonic, disharmonious, incongruous, inharmonic, inharmonious, unbalanced
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Examples of harmonic in a Sentence
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the desire to live the kind of harmonic life in which work and family are perfectly balancedRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Andresâ harmonic language had tonal centers, at times sounding like Copland. — Christian Hertzogwriter, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: SummerFest revels in sextets and violins, and Timo Andres impresses with a masterful new piano trio," 21 Aug. 2019 Yes, Turre coaxes subtle melodies, coyly syncopated rhythms and sophisticated harmonic implications from the limited range of pitches his shells can produce. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Itzhak Perlman will pick up violin and baton at Ravinia," 13 Aug. 2019 Regardless of the stylistic context, his work was instantly recognizable, whether for its genre-leaping twists and turns, intricate melodic, harmonic and rhythmic structures, or alternately droll, barbed and juvenile song lyrics. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "âZappa at Dizzyâsâ a frankly deep dive for Mike Keneally," 4 Aug. 2019 That harmonic relationship began long before the concert on the river surfaced. — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, "Operatunity sees opportunity in free concert along the river in Stillwater," 9 Aug. 2019 The Swiss researchers relied on a harmonic perspective to decode the maestro's distinctive compositional style. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Roll over, Beethoven: Decoding the maestroâs musical style with statistics," 3 Aug. 2019 His improvisations are wanders through thickets, not lost but absorbed in the harmonic brush, picking up whatever is available. — Los Angeles Times, "Commentary: L.A. needs a summer music festival. Piano Spheres and Monday Evening Concerts show the way," 30 July 2019 That may be a bit of an exaggeration, considering that the harmonic revolution of bebop obviously has no parallel in dance. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Jazz and tap converge in Rhythm World," 24 July 2019 Through resonance, tone, and unexpected harmonic shifts Bowie and Dudgeon achieved a meta-pop song full of cultural and musical references. — Mitch Goodwin, Quartzy, "How David Bowie created âSpace Oddity,â the ultimate space anthem," 12 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Adding to the artificiality of this performance, which swam principally on the fins of Weilersteinâs stunning cello harmonics, was the sense of disconnect from the actual environment, lack of context and occasion. — Los Angeles Times, "Commentary: La Jollaâs SummerFest has a new artistic director to go with its new concert hall," 5 Aug. 2019 The songâs adventurous orchestration and unsettling harmonics owe much to Dudgeonâs ambition. — Mitch Goodwin, Quartzy, "How David Bowie created âSpace Oddity,â the ultimate space anthem," 12 July 2019 Successive bright bands at regular intervals above the fundamental represent the harmonics of the speech. — Jeff Kao And Jack Gillum, ProPublica, "Methodology: How We Tested an Aggression Detection Algorithm," 25 June 2019 Those tiny loops of string whose harmonics were thought to breathe form into every particle and force known to nature (including elusive gravity) hardly even appear anymore on chalkboards at conferences. — Quanta Magazine, "The Strange Second Life of String Theory," 15 Sep. 2016 The fundamental frequency and harmonics are far less well defined, which indicates audio distortion and a much rougher tone to the sound. — Jeff Kao And Jack Gillum, ProPublica, "Methodology: How We Tested an Aggression Detection Algorithm," 25 June 2019 The exhaust soundtrack has been engineered to have the bass-heavy harmonics that buyers reportedly associate with grand tourers. — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, "The 2020 McLaren GT Is a Mid-Engined Supercar Built for Luxurious Grand Touring," 15 May 2019 High string harmonics reminded me of the relentless sun. — Mark Swed, latimes.com, "Becoming John Luther Adams: The evolution of one of America's hottest composers," 3 May 2018 In the piano bell tones where corresponding harmonics are manually played more softly above the fundamental pitch, Angelichâs balance was perfection. — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, "Nicholas Angelich joins StĂ©phane DenĂšve and Philadelphia Orchestra on musical jaunts," 27 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'harmonic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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