: not of or relating to musical harmony or a harmonic
a nonharmonic wave function
nonharmonic tones

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonharmonic was in 1832

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“Nonharmonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonharmonic. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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