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  1. In music, a series of partial vibrations that
  2. combine to form a musical tone. The number
  3. and relative prominence of harmonics produced
  4. determines an instrument's tone colour
  5. (timbre). An oboe is rich in harmonics, the
  6. flute has few. Harmonics conform to
  7. successive divisions of the sounding air
  8. column or string: their pitches are
  9. harmonious.
  10.