anharmonic

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adjective

Not harmonic. Inharmonic.

“An anharmonic oscillator is a perturbed version of a harmonic oscillator.”

OriginEnglish harmonic ← Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Not harmonic. Inharmonic.
  2. engineeringExhibiting anharmonicity

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

  3. geometryDescribing 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Englishharmonic
  8. Englishanharmonic

From an- + harmonic.

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Translations

Portuguese anarmónico, anarmônico
  • anarmónicoexhibiting anharmonicity
  • anarmônicoexhibiting anharmonicity

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Monarchian
Cite this entry
APA

anharmonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anharmonic

MLA

“anharmonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anharmonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anharmonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anharmonic.

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