disharmony

disharmony
1. The state of being deranged or lacking in orderliness. 2. In a complex sound, the absence of a mathematical relationship among the frequencies of the fundamental tone and its overtones so that the frequencies of the overtones are not whole-number multiples or partials of the frequency of the fundamental tone. The auditory effect has a noisy or unpleasant quality, as opposed to music.
- occlusal d. 1. contacts of opposing occlusal surfaces of teeth which are not in harmony with other tooth contacts and with the anatomic and physiologic control of the mandible; 2. occlusions which do not coincide with their respective jaw relations. SEE ALSO: deflective occlusal contact.

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dis·har·mo·ny (')dis-'här-mə-nē n, pl -nies lack of harmony see OCCLUSAL DISHARMONY

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dis·har·mo·ny (dis-hahrґmə-ne) lack of harmony; discord.

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