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(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series.

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overtone

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overtone

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈoʊvɚtoʊn/

Noun

figuratively in-plural often

(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series.

Japanese Meaning

倍音 / 音の倍音成分、調和級数の一部

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The violinist explained how a faint overtone can change the instrument's timbre.

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ヴァイオリニストは、かすかな倍音が楽器の音色を変えることを説明した。

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(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series.

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The lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three had presented herself as the modern face of her party, trying to strip it of unsavoury overtones after her father's convictions for saying the Nazi occupation of France was not "particularly inhumane".

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overtones

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