anharmonic

 [an-hahr-mon-ik]  

an·har·mon·ic

   [an-hahr-mon-ik]
adjective Physics.
of or pertaining to an oscillating system that is not undergoing simple harmonic motion.
Origin:
an-1 + harmonic; modeled on French anharmonique
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radiation in the form of elementary particles emitted by an atomic nucleus produced by decay of radioactive substances or by nuclear fission
a particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge
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anharmonic (ˌænhɑːˈmɒnɪk)
 
—adj
physics of or concerned with an oscillation whose frequency is not an integral factor or multiple of the base frequency

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