anharmonic.
Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
Meaning & usage
Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
Exhibiting anharmonicity
An anharmonic oscillator is a perturbed version of a harmonic oscillator.
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English harmonic English anharmonic From an- + harmonic.
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