anharmonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
  2. Exhibiting anharmonicity
  3. Describing the section of a line by four points, A, B, C, D, when their mutual distances are such that AB divided by CB is not equal to AD divided by CD.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

anharmonic

Etymology

From an- + harmonic.

Related words

anharmonics

Derived words

anharmonically anharmonic ratio equianharmonic
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