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overtone(1) (iou)



overtone noun. M19.
[from OVER- + TONE noun, after German Oberton contr. of Oberpartialton upper partial tone.]
Acoustics & Music. An upper partial tone; a harmonic. M19.
b. Physics. An analogous component of any kind of oscillation, having a frequency that is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency. E20.
fig. A subtle or elusive implication or association, a connotation. Freq. in pl. L19.
F. Kaplan Bleak House..is visibly dark with overtones of..personal dissatisfaction.