Overtone - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈəʊvərtəʊn|  American pronunciation of the word overtone
Brit.  |ˈəʊvətəʊn|  British pronunciation of the word overtone

noun

- (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality
overtones of despair
- a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency (syn: partial)

Extra examples

His words were polite, but there were overtones of anger in his voice.

Word forms

noun
singular: overtone
plural: overtones
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