How to Pronounce Harmonics

To pronounce "harmonics", say HARM-on-ics — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Letters

HARM-on-ics

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💡 Tip for remembering “harmonics”

"harmonics" has 3 syllables: harm-on-ics. It rhymes with histrionics and tectonics, if that helps it stick.

What does harmonics mean?

noun

  1. A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
  2. The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.

noun

  1. The science of musical sounds

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Words that rhyme with harmonics

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histrionicstectonicselectronicsphonicsavionicsnucleonicssonicstektronixmnemonicsmicroelectronicsebonicsconics

Related words

harmonicalharmonizedharmoniousconsonantsympathetictesseralovertonesresonances

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "harmonics"?▾

"Harmonics" has 3 syllables: harm · on · ics.

What does "harmonics" mean?▾

Harmonics: A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.

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