overtone in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

overtone in the PONS Dictionary

overtone Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an overtone of sth
une pointe de qc
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The base of the stem bears pink overtones and is attached to distinctively pink mycelial threads, which are visible when the fruit body is uprooted.
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Other overtones of the same fundamental note may be produced in the same way at other nodes along the string.
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The attack tone is in most positions exact the same note as the overtone.
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Beyond this, however, the questions surrounding university admissions (and who attends secondary schools and who becomes an apprentice) took on political overtones.
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This new setting was introduced at the same time the story gained new overtones.
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Apart from the comic overtones of this deception, there is a subplot related to alien invasion.
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Only pure sine wave tones lack these overtones.
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Several contemporary classical composers have incorporated overtone singing into their works.
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Residents celebrate all festivals without any religious overtones.
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A closed hit of the bells produces a sound without any overtone and with sudden decay.
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