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Definition: Inharmonic |
InharmonicAdjective1. Lacking in harmony. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inharmonic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1808. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In music, inharmonic refers to the degree to which the frequencies of the overtones of a fundamental differ from whole number multiples of the fundamental's frequency. These inharmonic overtones are often distinguished from harmonic overtones, all whole number multiples, by calling them partials, though partial may also be used to refer to both. Since the harmonics contribute to the sense of sounds as pitcheded or unpitched, the more inharmonic a sound the less definite it becomes in pitch. Many percussion instruments such as cymbals, tam-tams, and chimes, create complex and inharmonic sounds. Strings are less inharmonic the closer they are to their breaking points, and the amount inharmonicity is thus an important consideration for piano tuners.Links:
- Pitch Paradoxical
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Inharmonic."
Synonyms: InharmonicSynonyms: discordant (adj), disharmonious (adj), dissonant (adj). (additional references) |
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| Language | Translations for "inharmonic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i paharmonishëm (inconsonant). (various references) | |
Arabic | غير متآلف النغمات (inharmonious). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | нехармоничен (discordant, disharmonious, inharmonious). (various references) | |
Czech | neharmonický (inharmonious). (various references) | |
French | inharmonieux (inharmonious). (various references) | |
German | unharmonisch (disharmonious, unharmonious). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | inharmonicay.(various references) | |
Romanian | nearmonios (ajar, disharmonious, incongruous), discordant (ajar, clashing, conflicting, discordant, dissonant, grating, jarring, untuneful). (various references) | |
Russian | нарушающий гармонию. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | neskladan (agreement: not in agreement, disharmonious, inconsonant, inharmonious, jarring, jazz, jazzy, noteless, toneless, tune: out of tune, tuneless), neharmoničan (inharmonious, toneless, tune: out of tune, tuneless). (various references) | |
Thai | ซึ่งไม่สอดคล้องกัน. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-h-i-i-m-n-n-o-r" | |
-2 letters: amnionic, harmonic, hominian, morainic, omniarch. | |
-3 letters: amorini, anionic, minicar, minorca, monarch, nomarch. | |
-4 letters: aminic, amnion, anchor, anomic, archon, camion, chimar, chroma, harmin, inarch, ironic, macron, manioc, micron, minion, mohair, moirai, niacin, nomina, rancho. | |
-5 letters: acini, acorn, amici, amino, amnic, amnio, ancon, animi, anion, cairn, canon, carom, chain, chair, charm, chiao, china, chino, chirm, chiro. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-h-i-i-m-n-n-o-r" | |
+4 letters: antimonarchist, enantiomorphic, noncharismatic. | |
+5 letters: antimonarchical, antimonarchists. | |
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