overtones

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A form of overtone — A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of overtone
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of overtone
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