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anharmonic

adj

Etymology

From an- + harmonic.

  1. derived from ἁρμονικός
  2. derived from harmonicus
  3. prefixed as anharmonic — “an + harmonic”

Definitions

  1. Not harmonic. Inharmonic.

  2. Exhibiting anharmonicity

    • An anharmonic oscillator is a perturbed version of a harmonic oscillator.

  3. Describing the section of a line by four points, A, B, C, D, when their mutual distances…

    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.

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Derived

anharmonically, anharmonic ratio, equianharmonic

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