PARTIAL TONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does partial tone mean? 

• PARTIAL TONE (noun)
  The noun PARTIAL TONE has 1 sense:

1. a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

  Familiarity information: PARTIAL TONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARTIAL TONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

overtone; partial; partial tone

Hypernyms ("partial tone" is a kind of...):

harmonic (a tone that is a component of a complex sound)