Inharmonic

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnˈhɑɹmɑnɪk/

Inharmonic (adj)

  1. Describing sounds whose tones do not match in a simple repeating pattern, so the sound feels rough or not well balanced.
  2. Having frequency parts that are not whole-number multiples of a main frequency, so the pattern is not harmonic.

Inharmonic (adjective)

Examples

  • The guitar string produced an uneven sound tones.
  • Her recording sounded uneven sound tones after the repair.