Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun harmonics

1 sense of harmonics

Sense 1
harmonics -- (the study of musical sound)
       => acoustics -- (the study of the physical properties of sound)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun harmonic

2 senses of harmonic

Sense 1
harmonic -- (a tone that is a component of a complex sound)
       => tone, pure tone -- (a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies")

Sense 2
harmonic -- (any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental)
       => timbre, timber, quality, tone -- ((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet")