Overtone

Overtone

An overtone is any resonant frequency above the fundamental frequency of a sound. An overtone may or may not be a harmonic. In other words, overtones are all pitches higher than the lowest pitch within an individual sound; the fundamental is the lowest pitch. While the fundamental is usually heard most prominently, overtones are actually present in any pitch except a true sine wave. The relative volume or amplitude of various overtone partials is one of the key identifying features of timbre, or the individual characteristic of a sound. The human vocal tract is able to produce highly variable amplitudes of the overtones, called formants, which define different vowels.

Overtone (musical group)

Overtone was an a cappella/vocal band that made its debut in 2006 and originated from Johannesburg, South Africa, best known for their performance on the Invictus soundtrack and their connection with Clint and Dina Eastwood.

overtone

Noun

1. A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message.

Verb

1. To give an overtone to.