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overtone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | partial, partial tone |
| Type of | harmonic |
overtone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | import, signification, significance, meaning |
overtones of despair.
Examples of overtone
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That kind of overtone, and moaning about a close fight, have no place in boxing.
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The first spot has already made headlines with some insisting a racist overtone.
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Just as a raga has emotional overtone, so each chapter has spiritual implication.
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The researchers were surprised that the insects could even sense that overtone.
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Several of its ads had an almost frat-house overtone that included bathroom humor.
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They gave the scallops two kinds of textural contrast and a lovely, leeky overtone.
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This is usually used to give some dramatic overtone and is not normally used.
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Gassendi's concept was closer to classical atomism, but with no atheistic overtone.
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Catastrophism had a religious overtone in Britain that was absent elsewhere.
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- (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"
- A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
- Overtone is the Filipino Indie band.
- (Overtones (album)) Overtones is the second album from British electronic music artist Just Jack. The single "Starz in Their Eyes" managed to reach #2 in the UK and #91 on the Billboard Hot 100. The US edition of the album includes a reworked version of "I Talk Too Much" featuring Kylie Minogue.
- A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a harmonic; An implicit meaning, as opposed to a hidden meaning or undertone
- (OVERTONES) Faint tones made by the sympathetic vibrations of piano strings other than those that have been struck by hammers.
- (Overtones) 1) The higher notes that can be played using one fingering on a brasswind or flute by adjusting the embouchure, 2) The higher frequencies present in the sound produced by an instrument, the overtones are what give each instrument its characteristic tone quality, without them all ...
- (overtones) Harmonics that mayor may notbe multiples of the fundamental. Subjective response of the ear to harmonics.pad An attenuator inserted into a component or system to reduce level.
- Usually used to refer to the Partials of a musical tone which are harmonically related.
