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Harmonica

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feminine noun (music / acoustics)

Definition

A wind musical instrument consisting of a series of flexible metal reeds mounted inside channels of a wooden or plastic casing, activated by blowing or suction; also, in acoustics, a sinusoidal component of a complex sound whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency, thus defining the specific timbre of an instrument.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Harmonica
  • Acoustic harmonic

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine noun with standard singular, articulated, and structural plural variations.
Formation Etymological loan from Latin (harmonica) and French (harmonique), functionally stabilized in Romanian.
Spelling / Pronunciation [ar.ˈmo.ni.ka]
Source The Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms and Acoustic Metrics

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Bătrânul marinar a scos o veche armonica din buzunar și a început să cânte o melodie nostalgică de dor.

EN: The old sailor pulled an old harmonica from his pocket and began to play a nostalgic tune of longing.

RO: Fiecare armonica superioară adăugată undei fundamentale modifică percepția auditivă și îmbogățește timbrul instrumentului.

EN: Each higher harmonic added to the fundamental wave alters the auditory perception and enriches the instrument's timbre.

RO: Solistul a impresionat publicul printr-un solo rapid de armonica în timpul concertului de blues din aer liber.

EN: The soloist impressed the audience with a fast harmonica solo during the open-air blues concert.

Idioms & Phrases

Armonica de gură / Mouth harmonica

RO: Denumire populară dată muzicuței, utilizată pentru a o diferenția de alte instrumente acustice cu claviatură.

EN: A popular name given to the mouth organ, used to differentiate it from other keyboard acoustic instruments.

Armonica superioară / Higher harmonic

RO: Componentă a sunetului cu o frecvență mai mare decât cea de bază, responsabilă pentru strălucirea acustică.

EN: A component of sound with a frequency higher than the basic one, responsible for the acoustic brightness.

Armonica de sticlă / Glass armonica

RO: Instrument muzical rar inventat de Benjamin Franklin, compus din boluri de cristal rotative atinse cu degetele umede.

EN: A rare musical instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin, made of rotating crystal bowls touched with wet fingers.

Keywords

#armonica #harmonica #mouth organ #acoustics #sound physics #music definition #fundamental frequency #overtones
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