harmonic distortion

noun

electronics distortion caused by nonlinear characteristics of electronic apparatus, esp of audio amplifiers, that generate unwanted harmonics of the input frequencies

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Words nearby harmonic distortion

Harmonia, harmonic, harmonica, harmonic analysis, harmonic conjugates, harmonic distortion, harmonic interval, harmonic mean, harmonic minor scale, harmonic motion, harmonicon
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