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harmonic
1. A reference to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
2. Marked by harmony; in harmony; concordant; consonant.
3. In physics, a reference to, or noting a series of oscillations in which each oscillation has a frequency that is an integral multiple of the same basic frequency.
4. Involving or characterized by harmony.
5. A description of electrical voltages or currents with frequencies that are integral multiples of the fundamental frequency; that is, if 60 Hz is the fundamental frequency, then 120 Hz is the second harmonic and 180 Hz is the third harmonic.
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astronomical tidal constituent (noun), harmonic constituent, tidal constituent, constituent number (s); harmonic constituents, tidal constituents, constituent numbers (pl)
One of the harmonic elements in mathematical expressions and formulas for the forces and strong currents of the oceans: As an oceanographer, it was Hickory's responsibility to calculate the astronomical tidal constituent in the local harbor.
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harmonic content
The number of frequencies in the output waveform in addition to the primary frequency (50 or 60 Hz.).

Energy in these harmonic frequencies is lost and may cause excessive heating of the load.

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total harmonic distortion
The measure of closeness in shape between a waveform and it's fundamental component.
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