Overtone

(noun.) a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency.

(noun.) (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; 'overtones of despair'.

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• If the string is made to vibrate in two parts, it gives forth two notes, the fundamental, and a note one octave higher than the fundamental; this is called the first overtone. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The note produced by the vibration of one third of the original string is called the second overtone. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• It is really the presence or absence of overtones which enables us to distinguish the note of the piano from that of the violin, flute, or clarinet. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• If, on the other hand, it vibrates in such a way that overtones are present, the tone given forth is full and rich and the sensation is pleasing. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The presence of high overtones in the oboe and the presence of odd-numbered overtones in the clarinet enable us to distinguish without fail the sounds given out by these instruments. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• A song played on tuning forks instead of on strings would be lifeless and unsatisfying because of the absence of overtones. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Air columns vibrate in segments just as do strings, and the tone emitted by a pipe of given length is complex, consisting of the fundamental and one or more overtones. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The greater the number of overtones present, the richer the tone produced. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The great defect of that instrument was the rendering of the overtones in music, and the hissing consonants in speech. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The untrained ear is not conscious of overtones and recognizes only the strong dominant fundamental. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The fundamental note in every instrument is the same, but the overtones vary with the instrument and lend individuality to each. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Mechanical differences in construction account for prominent and numerous overtones in some instruments and for feeble and few overtones in others. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The presence of overtones determines the quality of the sound produced. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• A tuning fork cannot vibrate in more than one way, and hence has no overtones, and its tone, while clear and sweet, is far less pleasing than the same note produced by a violin or piano. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• If overtones could be eliminated, then middle C, or any other note on the piano, would be indistinguishable from that same note sounded on any other instrument. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.

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