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Harmonic vs Calm - What's the difference?

harmonic | calm |

As adjectives the difference between harmonic and calm

is that harmonic is harmonic (relating to harmony) while calm is (of a person) peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

As a noun calm is

(in a person) the state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.

As a verb calm is

to make calm.

harmonic

English

Alternative forms

* harmonick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • pertaining to harmony
  • pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious
  • * (rfdate) (Alexander Pope)
    • harmonic twang of leather, horn, and brass.
  • (mathematics) (used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance)
    • The harmonic polar line of an inflection point of a cubic curve is the component of the polar conic other than the tangent line.

    Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * harmonic addition theorem * harmonic analysis * harmonic brick * harmonic conjugate * harmonic conjugate function * harmonic coordinates * harmonic decomposition * harmonic divisor number * harmonic equation * harmonic expansion * harmonic form * harmonic function * harmonic-geometric mean * harmonic homology * harmonic logarithm * harmonic map * harmonic mean * harmonic mean index * harmonic number * harmonic parameter * harmonic progression * harmonic quadrilateral * harmonic range * harmonic ratio * harmonic segment * harmonic series * harmonic series of primes * harmonic system of points

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) a component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency

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    calm

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
  • (of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
  • (of water) with little waves on the surface.
  • Without wind or storm.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * (free from anger and anxiety) stressed, nervous, anxious * (free of noise and disturbance) disturbed * (without wind or storm) windy, stormy

    Derived terms

    * calm as a millpond * ice-calm

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
  • (in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
  • A period of time without wind.
  • * Bible, Mark iv. 39
    • The wind ceased, and there was a great calm .

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * ice-calm

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make calm.
    • to calm a crying baby
    to calm the passions
  • * Dryden
    • to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus
  • To become calm.

    • Synonyms

    * calm down, cool off, ease, pacify, quieten, soothe, subdue

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