Meaning

3 senses
  1. A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series.

    Oberton

    оберто́нobertón, гармо́никаgarmónika

    оберто́нobertón

    a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

  2. (figuratively, in the plural, often)An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message.

  3. An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived subtly alongside, but not overwhelming, the explicit message.

    подте́кстpodtékst, намёкnamjók, скрытый смыслskrytyj smysl

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The concept of "liberty" can't be properly defined, because throughout history it has taken overtones and nuances so diverse.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
harmonic:
Русский
By meaning 2
harmonic:
implicit meaning:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
harmonic:

Origin

From over- + tone, calque of German Oberton.

From over- + tone, calque of German Oberton.

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Forms

plural: overtones
Singularovertone
Pluralovertones

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency:partialpartial tone

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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