harmonic tone


nounMusic.
  1. a tone produced by suppressing the fundamental tone and bringing into prominence one of its overtones.

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How to use harmonic tone in a sentence

  • For illustration, if the string be tuned to 1C, the harmonic tone produced as above will be 2G.

    Piano Tuning | J. Cree Fischer