harmony : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: harmony	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for harmony
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harmony n compatibility in opinion and action [syn: harmony, harmoniousness] the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords Synonym(s): harmony, musical harmony a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole Synonym(s): harmony, concord, concordance agreement of opinions Synonym(s): harmony, concord, concordance an agreeable sound property Antonym(s): dissonance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thorough bass \Thor"ough bass`\ (Mus.) The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with {harmony}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
the motion of the point A, of the foot of the perpendicular PA, when P moves uniformly in the circumference of a circle, and PA is drawn perpendicularly upon a fixed diameter of the circle. This is simple harmonic motion. The combinations, in any way, of two more simple harmonic motions, make other kinds of harmonic motion. The motion of the pendulum bob of a clock is approximately simple harmonic motion. {Harmonic proportion}. See under {Proportion}. {Harmonic series} [or] {progression}. See under {Progression}. {Spherical harmonic analysis}, a mathematical method, sometimes referred to as that of Laplace's Coefficients, which has for its object the expression of an arbitrary, periodic function of two independent variables, in the proper form for a large class of physical problems, involving arbitrary data, over a spherical surface, and the deduction of solutions for every point of space. The functions employed in this method are called spherical harmonic functions. --Thomson & Tait. {Harmonic suture} (Anat.), an articulation by simple apposition of comparatively smooth surfaces or edges, as between the two superior maxillary bones in man; -- called also {harmonic}, and {harmony}. {Harmonic triad} (Mus.), the chord of a note with its third and fifth; the common chord.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Harmony \Har"mony\, n.; pl. {Harmonies}. [ F. harmonic, L. harmonia, Gr. [?] joint, proportion, concord, fr. [?] a fitting or joining. See {Article}. ] 1. The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or combination of things, or in things, or things intended to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of effect; as, the harmony* of the universe. 2. Concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners, interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony. 3. A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency; as, a harmony of the Gospels. 4. (Mus.) (a) A succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation. (b) The science which treats of their construction and progression. Ten thousand harps, that tuned Angelic harmonies. --Milton. 5. (Anat.) See {Harmonic suture}, under {Harmonic}. {Close harmony}, {Dispersed harmony}, etc. See under {Close}, {Dispersed}, etc. {Harmony of the spheres}. See {Music of the spheres}, under {Music}. Syn: {Harmony}, {Melody}. Usage: Harmony results from the concord of two or more strains or sounds which differ in pitch and quality. Melody denotes the pleasing alternation and variety of musical and measured sounds, as they succeed each other in a single verse or strain.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Harmony, IN (town, FIPS 31486) Location: 39.53402 N, 87.07342 W Population (1990): 645 (269 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Harmony, MN (city, FIPS 27188) Location: 43.55530 N, 92.00938 W Population (1990): 1081 (486 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55939 Harmony, NC (town, FIPS 29640) Location: 35.95840 N, 80.77280 W Population (1990): 431 (195 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28634 Harmony, PA (borough, FIPS 32688) Location: 40.80126 N, 80.12516 W Population (1990): 1054 (432 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16037 Harmony, WV Zip code(s): 25246