May 9, 2007
overtone
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DEFINITION: (noun) A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency.
SYNONYMS: partial, partial tone.
USAGE: The sharpness or flatness of instruments' overtones is one of the elements that contributes to their sound.
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