OVERTONE

Meaning of OVERTONE in English

n.1 Mus. any of the tones above the lowest in a harmonic series.

2 a subtle or elusive quality or implication (sinister overtones).

Etymology: OVER- + TONE, after G Oberton

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

OVERTONE — noun Date: 1867 1. one of the higher tones produced simultaneously with the fundamental and that with the fundamental comprise …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OVERTONE — In acoustics, a faint higher tone contained within almost any musical tone. A body producing a musical pitch such as …
Английский словарь Британика
OVERTONE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: over (III) + tone, n.; translation of German oberton 1. : one of the constituent higher …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVERTONE — (n.) One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot …
Английский словарь Webster
OVERTONE — ( n. ) One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERTONE — /oh"veuhr tohn'/ , n. 1. Music. an acoustical frequency that is higher in frequency than the fundamental. 2. an additional, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVERTONE — n. harmonic, secondary tone which is higher than the primary or fundamental tone (Music); something which is subtly suggested, subtle …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OVERTONE — noun Date: 1867 1. a. : one of the higher tones produced simultaneously with the fundamental and that with the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVERTONE — noun one of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot …
Webster English vocab
OVERTONE — ■ noun 1》 a musical tone which is a part of the harmonic series above a fundamental note, and may …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OVERTONE — [over.tone] n (1867) 1 a: one of the higher tones produced simultaneously with the fundamental and that with the fundamental …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVERTONE — in acoustics, faint tone sounding above the fundamental tone when a string or air column vibrates as a whole, producing …
Britannica English vocabulary
OVERTONE — overtone BrE AmE ˈəʊv ə təʊn AmE \ ˈoʊv ə r toʊn ▷ overtone|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OVERTONE — / ˈəʊvətəʊn; NAmE ˈoʊvərtoʊn/ noun [ usually pl. ] an attitude or an emotion that is suggested and is not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVERTONE — o ‧ ver ‧ tone /ˈəʊvətəʊn $ ˈoʊvərtoʊn/ BrE AmE noun 1 . overtones [plural] signs of an emotion or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVERTONE — n. 1 Mus. any of the tones above the lowest in a harmonic series. 2 a subtle or elusive quality …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVERTONE — n. 1 Mus. any of the tones above the lowest in a harmonic series. 2 a subtle or elusive quality …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVERTONE — ( overtones) If something has overtones of a particular thing or quality, it suggests that thing or quality but does …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVERTONE — (~s) If something has ~s of a particular thing or quality, it suggests that thing or quality but does not …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OVERTONE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE political ▪ Furthermore, these viewpoints in this problem situation are very emotive as they …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVERTONE — [noun] [C] - something that is suggested, but is not clearly statedAlthough the concert was supposed to be an event …
Cambridge English vocab
OVERTONE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ a play with strong religious ~s ▪ serious ▪ negative ▪ The word ‘cheap’ has …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OVERTONE — Of a sinusoidal wave, an integral multiple of the frequency , i.e., the fundamental, of the wave, other than the …
Telecommunication Standard Terms English vocab
OVERTONE — сущ. 1) муз. обертон 2) обыкн. мн. намек, нотка, подтекст political overtone ≈ политический подтекст racial overtone ≈ расовый подтекст …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OVERTONE — overtone.ogg _I ʹəʋvətəʋn n 1. физ. , муз. обертон harmonic overtone - гармонический обертон, гармоника 2. жив. рефлекс; блик 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OVERTONE — обертон, высшая гармоника - overtone order
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OVERTONE — _I ʹəʋvətəʋn n 1. физ. , муз. обертон harmonic overtone - гармонический обертон, гармоника 2. жив. рефлекс; блик 3. часто …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OVERTONE — сущ. 1) муз. обертон 2) обыкн. мн. намек, нотка, подтекст political overtone — политический подтекст racial overtone — расовый подтекст
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OVERTONE — сущ. 1) муз. обертон 2) обыкн. мн. намек, нотка, подтекст political overtone — политический подтекст racial overtone — расовый подтекст
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OVERTONE — сущ. 1) муз. обертон 2) обыкн. мн. намек, нотка, подтекст political overtone ≈ политический подтекст racial overtone ≈ расовый подтекст …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OVERTONE — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ t ō n Function: noun Date: 1867 1 a : one of the higher tones produced …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OVERTONE — n. In acoustics, a faint higher tone contained within almost any musical tone. A body producing a musical pitch such …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OVERTONE — Synonyms and related words : AF, affective meaning, air, allegory, allusion, arcane meaning, assumption, atmosphere, audio frequency, aura, bearing, climate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVERTONE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: ASSOCIATION 4, connotation, hint, implication, suggestion, undertone
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OVERTONE — noun Synonyms: association 4, connotation, hint, implication, suggestion, undertone
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVERTONE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
OVERTONE — n. 25B6; noun CONNOTATION, hidden meaning, implication, association, undercurrent, undertone, echo, vibrations, hint, suggestion, insinuation, intimation, suspicion, feeling, nuance.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVERTONE — n. undertone, connotation, hint, suggestion, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, indication, implication: Do I detect overtones of regret now that you are …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OVERTONE — A frequency component that is higher than the fundamental frequency in a complex sound wave.
Guitar English Glossary
OVERTONE — Обертон
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OVERTONE — обертон
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
OVERTONE — обертон
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
OVERTONE — mus. обертон (обыкн. pl) нотка, намек, подтекст
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OVERTONE — (v) передерживать в вираже
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OVERTONE — (n) блик; обертон; рефлекс; скрытый намек
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OVERTONE — I [ʹəʋvətəʋn] n 1. физ. , муз. обертон harmonic ~ - гармонический обертон, гармоника 2. жив. рефлекс; блик 3. часто …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OVERTONE — n. обертон [муз.], нотка, намек, подтекст
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OVERTONE — n. обертон [муз.], нотка, намек, подтекст
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OVERTONE — ак. высшая гармоника, обертон (гармоника)
Англо-Русский физический словарь
OVERTONE — _n. 1> _муз. обертон 2> обыкн. _pl. нотка, намек, подтекст
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OVERTONE — n. 1. муз. обертон 2. обыкн. pl. нотка, намек, подтекст
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
OVERTONE — mus. обертон (обыкн. pl) нотка, намек, подтекст
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
OVERTONE — ак. обертон
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
OVERTONE — _n. 1> _муз. обертон 2> (_обыкн. _pl.) нотка, намёк, подтекст
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
OVERTONE — Гармонический
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
OVERTONE — [n.] [муз.] обертон
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
OVERTONE — n муз . обертон
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
OVERTONE — нотка
English-Russian Online Dictionary
OVERTONE — обертон
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford English vocab

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