overtone

[ oh-ver-tohn ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌtoʊn /

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noun

Music. an acoustical frequency that is higher in frequency than the fundamental.

an additional, usually subsidiary and implicit meaning or quality: an aesthetic theory with definite political overtones.

Origin of overtone

1865–70; translation of German Oberton.See over-, tone

SYNONYMS FOR overtone

2 insinuation, suggestion, intimation, hint.

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Words nearby overtone

overthrust belt, overtime, overtire, overtired, overtly, overtone, overtop, overtopping, overtrade, overtrick, overtrump

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Example sentences from the Web for overtone

When the second overtone is blown (Fig. 136, 3) a third node forms.
How it Works|Archibald Williams
Accordingly, if a stopped pipe gives as its fundamental the note C, its first overtone will be the fifth above the octave or G'.
Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy|John Ambrose Fleming
“The pineapple ice is the twelfth overtone,” replied Mr. Dubbe.
The So-called Human Race|Bert Leston Taylor
The fundamental tone had not reached him in the garden but the first overtone, an octave above it, had.
Resonance in Singing and Speaking|Thomas Fillebrown

But there is still the overtone of sadness in the Easter music which might even become a note of irony.
Nine O'Clock Talks|Frederic B. Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for overtone

overtone

/ (ˈəʊvəˌtəʊn) /

noun

(often plural) additional meaning or nuanceovertones of despair

music acoustics any of the tones, with the exception of the fundamental, that constitute a musical sound and contribute to its quality, each having a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequencySee also harmonic (def. 7), partial (def. 6)

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Scientific definitions for overtone

overtone

[ ō′vər-tōn′ ]

See under harmonic.

单词	overtone
释义	overtone [ oh-ver-tohn ] / ˈoʊ vərˌtoʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overtone ON THESAURUS.COM noun Music. an acoustical frequency that is higher in frequency than the fundamental. an additional, usually subsidiary and implicit meaning or quality: an aesthetic theory with definite political overtones. Origin of overtone 1865–70; translation of German Oberton.See over-, tone SYNONYMS FOR overtone 2 insinuation, suggestion, intimation, hint. SEE SYNONYMS FOR overtone ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby overtone overthrust belt, overtime, overtire, overtired, overtly, overtone, overtop, overtopping, overtrade, overtrick, overtrump Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overtone When the second overtone is blown (Fig. 136, 3) a third node forms. How it Works\|Archibald Williams Accordingly, if a stopped pipe gives as its fundamental the note C, its first overtone will be the fifth above the octave or G'. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy\|John Ambrose Fleming “The pineapple ice is the twelfth overtone,” replied Mr. Dubbe. The So-called Human Race\|Bert Leston Taylor The fundamental tone had not reached him in the garden but the first overtone, an octave above it, had. Resonance in Singing and Speaking\|Thomas Fillebrown But there is still the overtone of sadness in the Easter music which might even become a note of irony. Nine O'Clock Talks\|Frederic B. Kellogg British Dictionary definitions for overtone overtone / (ˈəʊvəˌtəʊn) / noun (often plural) additional meaning or nuanceovertones of despair music acoustics any of the tones, with the exception of the fundamental, that constitute a musical sound and contribute to its quality, each having a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequencySee also harmonic (def. 7), partial (def. 6) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overtone connotation, tone, undercurrent, meaning, undertone, nuance, flavor, inference, suggestion, innuendo, intimation, sense, association Scientific definitions for overtone overtone [ ō′vər-tōn′ ] See under harmonic. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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overtone

noun

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noun

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