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Overtone
/ˈəʊ.və.təʊn/
A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series.
📖 Definitions of "Overtone"
noun
- 1
A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series.
- 2
(often in plural) An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message.
verb
- 1
To give an overtone to.
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