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

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)

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)