ANHARMONIC

Etymology

Adjective

anharmonic

Not harmonic. Inharmonic.

(mechanics) Exhibiting anharmonicity

(geometry) 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.

Anagrams

• Monarchian

Source: Wiktionary


An`har*mon"ic, a. Etym: [F. anharmonique, fr. Gr. (Math.)

Definition: Not harmonic. The anharmonic function or ratio of four points abcd on a straight line is the quantity (ac/ad):(bc/bd), where the segments are to regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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