NOUN | communication | overtone | (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning / meaning or quality |
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cognition | overtone, partial, partial tone | a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency |
Sounds | ow'vertow.n | |
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Rhymes | acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own... |
Meaning | (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning / meaning or quality. | |
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Example | "overtones of despair" | |
Broader | meaning, significance, signification, import | The message that is intended or expressed or signified |
Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
Meaning | A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency. | |
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Synonyms | partial, partial tone | |
Broader | harmonic | A tone that is a component of a complex sound |
Spanish | armónico, sobretono |
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