harmonisation
Bringing into agreement
Harmonisation is the British spelling of harmonization—the process of making things consistent or compatible.
In music, harmonisation means adding accompanying parts to a melody.
More commonly, it refers to aligning standards, rules, or practices across different systems: EU harmonisation of trade regulations, harmonisation of accounting standards across countries.
The goal is reducing friction caused by differences.
Harmony between parties
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- solidarityUnity among allies
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
togetherness · fellowship · rapport · goodwill · peace · understanding · brotherhood · comity
Binding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
negotiation · protocol · compromise · settlement · convention · covenant · understanding · conciliation
Cross-platform functional harmony
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- integrationCombining into a whole
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- conformityAdherence to norms
unification · synchronization · compliance · regulation · equivalence · streamlining · convergence · calibration
Notes sounded simultaneously
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
composition · voicing · orchestration · melody · accompaniment · cadence · resolution · modulation
accord
Harmony between parties
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- solidarityUnity among allies
reconciliation · togetherness · fellowship · rapport · goodwill · peace · understanding · brotherhood · comity · amity
treaty
Binding pact between nations
ratification · negotiation · protocol · compromise · settlement · convention · covenant · understanding · conciliation · arrangement
interoperability
Cross-platform functional harmony
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- integrationCombining into a whole
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
conformity · unification · synchronization · compliance · regulation · equivalence · streamlining · convergence · calibration · codification
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
arrangement · composition · voicing · orchestration · melody · accompaniment · cadence · resolution · modulation · overtones
harmonisationdiscord
Lack of agreement
disharmony · conflict · disagreement · disunity · division
harmonisationdissonance
Lack of harmony
cacophony · discord · disharmony · discordance · jarring
harmonisationfragmentation
Breaking into smaller pieces
balkanisation · divergence · deregulation · inconsistency · disintegration