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Harmony of the spheres — Harmony Har mo*ny (h[aum]r m[ o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Harmonies} ( n[i^]z). [F. harmonie, L. harmonia, Gr. armoni a joint, proportion, concord, fr. armo s a fitting or joining. See {Article}.] 1. The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harmony of the spheres — a doctrine promulgated by the Pythagoreans that the celestial spheres are separated by intervals corresponding to the relative lengths of strings that produce harmonious tones compare music of the spheres * * * harmony of the spheres see under… … Useful english dictionary
harmony of the spheres — see sphere. → harmony … English new terms dictionary
music (or harmony) of the spheres — the natural harmonic tones supposedly produced by the movement of the celestial spheres or the bodies fixed in them. → sphere … English new terms dictionary
music of the spheres — noun an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial • Hypernyms: ↑music, ↑euphony * * * : an ethereal harmony supposed by the Pythagoreans to be produced by the vibration of the celestial spheres upon which the stars and … Useful english dictionary
music of the spheres — See harmony of the spheres … Philosophy dictionary
Music of the spheres — Music Mu sic, n. [F. musique, fr. L. musica, Gr. ? (sc. ?), any art over which the Muses presided, especially music, lyric poetry set and sung to music, fr. ? belonging to Muses or fine arts, fr. ? Muse.] 1. The science and the art of tones, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harmony — Har mo*ny (h[aum]r m[ o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Harmonies} ( n[i^]z). [F. harmonie, L. harmonia, Gr. armoni a joint, proportion, concord, fr. armo s a fitting or joining. See {Article}.] 1. The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
of the spheres — The music, inaudible to mortal ears, produced according to Pythagoras by the motions of the celestial spheres in accordance with the laws of harmony ● sphere … Useful english dictionary
music of the spheres — Date: 1609 an ethereal harmony thought by the Pythagoreans to be produced by the vibration of the celestial spheres … New Collegiate Dictionary
