Defenition of the word overtone

• Defenition of the word overtone

  • a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
  • (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"
  • (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality

Hypernyms for the word overtone

• • harmonic
  • import
  • meaning
  • significance
  • signification

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