English noun: overtone | |||
1. | overtone (communication) (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality | ||
Samples | Overtones of despair. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | import, meaning, significance, signification | ||
Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
2. | overtone (cognition) a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency | ||
Synonyms | partial, partial tone | ||
Broader (hypernym) | harmonic | ||