- harmonic progression
- noun Date: 1671 a sequence of numbers whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression
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Harmonic progression — Harmonic Har*mon ic (h[aum]r*m[o^]n [i^]k), Harmonical Har*mon ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. harmonicus, Gr. armoniko s; cf. F. harmonique. See {Harmony}.] 1. Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds. [1913 Webster] Harmonic twang! of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harmonic progression — Progression Pro*gres sion, n. [L. progressio: cf. F. progression.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward. [1913 Webster] 2. Course; passage; lapse or process of time. [1913 Webster] I hope, in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harmonic progression — n. a series of quantities whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression (Ex: 1/ 2, 1/ 3, and 1/ 4: the resulting arithmetic progression 2, 3, and 4 is not a harmonic progression) … English World dictionary
harmonic progression — noun (mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths • Hypernyms: ↑progression, ↑patterned advance … Useful english dictionary
harmonic progression — Math. a series of numbers the reciprocals of which are in arithmetic progression. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
harmonic progression — noun 1》 Music a series of chord changes forming the underlying harmony of a piece of music. 2》 Mathematics a sequence of quantities whose reciprocals are in arithmetical progression (e.g. 1, 1/3, 1/5, 1/7, etc.) … English new terms dictionary
harmonic progression — harmon′ic progres′sion n. math. a series of numbers the reciprocals of which are in arithmetic progression • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
harmonic progression — /haˌmɒnɪk prəˈgrɛʃən/ (say hah.monik pruh greshuhn) noun 1. a series of numbers the reciprocals of which are in arithmetic progression. 2. Music the structural principle underlying chords and their relationship in musical composition …
Harmonic — Har*mon ic (h[aum]r*m[o^]n [i^]k), Harmonical Har*mon ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. harmonicus, Gr. armoniko s; cf. F. harmonique. See {Harmony}.] 1. Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds. [1913 Webster] Harmonic twang! of leather, horn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harmonic interval — Harmonic Har*mon ic (h[aum]r*m[o^]n [i^]k), Harmonical Har*mon ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. harmonicus, Gr. armoniko s; cf. F. harmonique. See {Harmony}.] 1. Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds. [1913 Webster] Harmonic twang! of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
