harmonic tone

American  

noun

Music.

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

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Example Sentences

The following year, the equally ill-fated Amectran Exar-1 boasted "a noise generator that emits a harmonic tone at speeds under 30 mph."

From Slate • May 15, 2012

It is, as he once described it, a sonorous, harmonic tone resembling the after-ring of large bells.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2010

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

From Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs by Fischer, J. Cree (Jerry Cree)

False waves will occur in an annoying degree when the tuner sets a mute on a nodal point in the string; it will cause the muted string to sound a real harmonic tone.

From Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs by Fischer, J. Cree (Jerry Cree)