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resultant tone

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noun

  1. a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, either lower in pitch than either ( differential tone ) or higher ( summational tone )

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Great heat stimulates the nerves violently and the resultant feeling state is painful; warmth gives a moderate stimulation and the resultant tone is pleasant.

From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education

From this point of view, it is sometimes said that any impressions to which we are perfectly adapted give pleasurable feelings, while, in other cases the resultant tone will be painful.

From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education

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