eigentone

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noun

A tone liable to cause resonance in a particular space.

OriginEnglish tone ← Middle English tone ← Latin tonus →
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Meanings

nouneigentone (plural eigentones)

plural eigentones

  1. acousticsA tone liable to cause resonance in a particular space.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₂óyḱe
  3. Proto-Germanic*aiganą
  4. Proto-Germanic*aiganaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*aigan
  6. Old High Germaneigan
  7. Middle High Germaneigen
  8. Germaneigen
  9. Englisheigen-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tónos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*tónos
  13. Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
  14. Latintonus
  15. Middle Englishtone
  16. Englishtone
  17. Englisheigentone

From eigen- + tone.

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APA

eigentone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigentone

MLA

“eigentone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigentone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eigentone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigentone.

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