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harmattan
  • n  a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter
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harmfulness
  • n  destructiveness that causes harm or injury
  • n  the quality of being noxious
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harmonic analysis
  • n  analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components
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harmonic law
  • n  a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets
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harmonic mean
  • n  the mean of n numbers expressed as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers
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harmonic motion
  • n  a periodic motion in which the displacement is either symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions
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harmonic progression
  • n  (mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression
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harmonica
  • n  a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
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harmonics
  • n  the study of musical sound
  • n  a tone that is a component of a complex sound
  • n  any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
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harmoniousness
  • n  the property of sounding harmonious
  • n  compatibility in opinion and action
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harmonisation
  • n  a piece of harmonized music
  • n  singing in harmony
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harmoniser
  • n  a musician who sings or plays in harmony
  • n  a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another
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harmonium
  • n  a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
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