Model railroad type example Sn3.5 is as follows, S (scale) being the prefix to n (narrow gauge) followed by 3.5 (prototype track gauge in feet), 3 and 1/2 feet, or 42 inches, which in Sn3.5 equates to actual modeling track width of .649 - .672 thousandths, 16.5 - 17.1 mm.
Definition of harmonic. 1  1a : overtone; especially : one whose vibration frequency is an integral multiple of that of the fundamentalb : a flutelike tone produced on a stringed instrument by touching a vibrating string at a nodal point.
Vibration and standing waves in a string, The fundamental and the first six overtones. The fundamental frequency, often referred to simply as the fundamental, is defined as the lowest frequency of a periodic waveform. In music, the fundamental is the musical pitch of a note that is perceived as the lowest partial present.