harmonics

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Graphene has long been a promising candidate for HHG research, but its perfect symmetry restricts it to producing only odd harmonics -- frequencies that are odd multiples of the original light source.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

I like odd chord changes; when I was singing with the Jazz Passengers, that was sort of like going to college for me, they used all kinds of time signatures and harmonics and things.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

“There’s something that happens when you lock in to somebody and all the harmonics ping,” says Sting backup singer Jo Lawry.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

Intriguingly, these harmonics correlate with the energies of SPEs observed across numerous experiments conducted worldwide.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

The sound of a gong or cymbals will include overtones that aren't harmonics; that's why the gong's sound doesn't seem to have as definite a pitch as the vibrating string does.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones