Meanings
adjectivesubharmonic (comparative more subharmonic, superlative most subharmonic)
comparative more subharmonic · superlative most subharmonic
- natural sciencesHaving a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
Origin
Translations
French subharmonique
- subharmoniquephysics: having a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
German subharmonisch, Unterton
- subharmonischphysics: having a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
- Untertonphysics: a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
Irish fo-armónach, fo-armónach
- fo-armónachphysics: having a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
- fo-armónachphysics: a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
Swedish underton
- undertonphysics: a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency
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APA
subharmonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subharmonic
MLA
“subharmonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subharmonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subharmonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subharmonic.
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