That's because you kids who have been separated by rebellion for 230 years
next week don't know the meaning of words in English.
A floor is a raised platform . Try an _English_ dictionary.;-))
The ground is not a raised platform so it is not a floor.
If you have several raised platforms above the ground level it is logical to
call the first one you construct or come to:: the first _floor_
The French word Niveau really complicates things.
Do you think this independence thing will last ?
G3GVB
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From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 22 June 2006 23:21
Subject: Re: LF: where is 1st. harmonic
> Rik's answer is sound (pun intended, as the whole thing relates back to
> music). In physics, anything in sinusoidal oscillation is said to be in
harmonic
> motion. So, yes, the first harmonic is the fundamental frequency.
>
> Now, if you want to talk about a REAL mystery (or so it seems to those of
us
> outside the motherland, anyway) consider that first floor and first storey
in
> a building are synonymous here, but are two different levels on that side
of
> the pond. That's even worse than overtones not being quite synonymous
with
> harmonics.
>
> :-)
>
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