harmonic vs tone

harmonic and tone both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
harmonic	Yes	Yes	No	No
tone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tone is a hypernym of harmonic; that is, tone is a word with a broader meaning than harmonic:

harmonic: any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
tone: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

Other hypernyms of harmonic include quality, timber, timbre.

As nouns, tone is a hypernym of harmonic; that is, tone is a word with a broader meaning than harmonic:

Other hypernyms of harmonic include pure tone.

harmonic (noun)	tone (noun)
any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental	a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
a tone that is a component of a complex sound	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
	(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
	the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
	a steady sound without overtones
	a musical interval of two semitones
	the quality of a person's voice
	a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
	the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

harmonic (adjective)	tone (adjective)
of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds
of or relating to harmonics
involving or characterized by harmony
relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body

harmonic (verb)	tone (verb)
	give a healthy elasticity to
	change to a color image
	change the color or tone of
	utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
	vary the pitch of one's speech