Look up: overtone

1. Overtone
   In music, an overtone is one of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of air which yields the fundamental tone; one of the natural harmonic scale of tones, as the octave, twelfth, fifteenth, etc.
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2. overtone
   [n] - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality 2. [n] - a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
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3. Overtone
   A whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency of a tone. The overtones define the harmonic spectrum of a sound. See Partial
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4. Overtone
   A whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency of a tone. The overtones define the harmonic spectrum of a sound. See Partial.
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5. Overtone
   A harmonic frequency related to the fundamental.Normally used in music to describe a higher frequency harmonic (not general used in wave mechanics). See also: Frequency, Harmonic.
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6. overtone
   an integral multiple of the frequency,i.e.,the fundamental,of a sinusoidal wave,other than the fundamental itself Category: Electrical engineering and energy • a component of a complex tone having a pitch higher than that of the fundamental component Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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7. Overtone
   O'ver·tone` noun [ A translation of German oberton . See Over , Tone .] (Mus.) One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of air ...
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8. overtone
   Any of the tones, other than the lowest or fundamental tone, of which a sound is composed. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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9. overtone
   partial 1 partial tone noun a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
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10. overtone
    noun (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; `overtones of despair`
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11. Overtone
    • (n.) One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of air which yields the fundamental tone; one of the natural harmonic scale of tones, as the octave, twelfth, fifteenth, etc.; an aliquot or `partia...
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12. overtone
    in acoustics, tone sounding above the fundamental tone when a string or air column vibrates as a whole, producing the fundamental, or first harmonic. ... [11 related articles]
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13. overtone
    overtone 1. An analogous component of any non-acoustic oscillation, having a frequency that is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency. 2. Overtone singing, a form of vocal music (traditional; especially, in Mongolia, Tibet, and adjacent parts of central Asia) in which the production and ...
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14. Overtone
    An overtone is any frequency higher than the fundamental frequency of a sound. The fundamental and the overtones together are called partials. Harmonics are partials whose frequencies are whole number multiples of the fundamental (including the fundamental which is 1 times itself). These overlappin...
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15. overtone
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ō′vĕr-tōn Definitions: 1. Any of the tones, other than the lowest or fundamental tone, of which a complex sound is composed.
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16. overtone
    Note that has a frequency or pitch that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency, the sounding body's natural frequency. Each sound source produces a unique set of overtones, which gives the source its quality or timbre
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17. Overtone
    [musical group] Overtone is an a cappella/vocal band that made its debut in 2006 and originates from Johannesburg, South Africa. Overtone is best known for their vocal renditions of pop music and diverse repertoire. In 2009 they were discovered by Dina Eastwood, wife of actor/director Clint ...
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