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anharmonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
an-har-mon-ic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not harmonic. Inharmonic.

adj

Exhibiting anharmonicity

adj

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Derived Forms

anharmonically equianharmonic

Phrases

anharmonic ratio

Frequently Paired Words

anharmonics

Questions

What does anharmonic mean?
Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
Where does anharmonic come 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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