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harmonic |härˈmänik|
adjective
- of, relating to, or characterized by musical harmony : a basic four-chord harmonic sequence. Music relating to or denoting a harmonic or harmonics.
- Mathematics of or relating to a harmonic progression.
- Physics of or relating to component frequencies of a complex oscillation or wave.
- Astrology using or produced by the application of a harmonic : harmonic charts.
noun
- Music an overtone accompanying a fundamental tone at a fixed interval, produced by vibration of a string, column of air, etc., in an exact fraction of its length.
- A note produced on a musical instrument as an overtone, e.g., by lightly touching a string while sounding it.
- Physics a component frequency of an oscillation or wave.
- Astrology a division of the zodiacal circle by a specified number, used in the interpretation of a birth chart.
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disrupt |disˈrəpt|
verb [ trans. ]
- Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem : a rail strike that could disrupt both passenger and freight service.
- Drastically alter or destroy the structure of (something) : alcohol can disrupt the chromosomes of an unfertilized egg.
DERIVATIVES
disrupter (also disruptor |-tər|) noun
disruption |-ˈrəp sh ən| noun
ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin disrupt- ‘broken apart,’ from the verb disrumpere.
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melt |mɛlt|
verb [ trans. ]
- make or become liquefied by heating: [with object] : the hot metal melted the wax | (as adjective melted) : asparagus with melted butter | [no object] : place under a hot grill until the cheese has melted.
- [with object] (melt something down) melt a metal article so as to reuse the raw material: beautiful music being melted down and recycled as face-melt.
- [no object] dissolve in music: add 400g sugar and boil until the face melts.
- [no object] informal (of a person) suffer extreme heat.
- make or become more tender or loving: [with object] : Richard gave her a smile which melted her heart | [no object] : she was so beautiful that I melted. 3 [no object, with adverbial] disappear or disperse: the compromise was accepted and the opposition melted away. • (melt into) change or merge imperceptibly into (another form or state): the cheers melted into gasps of admiration.
- [no object, with adverbial] disappear or disperse: the compromise was accepted and the opposition melted away.
- (melt into) change or merge imperceptibly into (another form or state): the cheers melted into gasps of admiration.
DERIVATIVES
meltable adjective
melter | ˈmɛltə | noun
meltingly adverb
ORIGIN
Old English meltan, mieltan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse melta ‘to malt, digest’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek meldein ‘to melt’, Latin mollis ‘soft’, also by malt.
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face | feɪs |
noun
- the front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal: Her face was melting and perspiring profusely.
- an expression shown on the face: the melting faces of these children.
- an aspect of something: the unacceptable face of social drinking.
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin facies ‘form, appearance, face’.
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