Pure tone (original) (raw)
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A steady sound without overtones
Example:
they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies
Synonyms:
pure tone; tone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pure tone" is a kind of...):
auditory sensation; sound (the subjective sensation of hearing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pure tone"):
harmonic (a tone that is a component of a complex sound)