Combination tone — A combination tone, also called a sum tone or a difference tone (also occasionally resultant tone), can be any of at least three similar psychoacoustic phenomena. When two tones are played simultaneously, a listener can sometimes perceive an… … Wikipedia
combination tone — kombinacinis tonas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. combination tone; combined tone vok. Kombinationston, m rus. комбинационный тон, m pranc. son de combinaison, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
combination tone — ▪ acoustics in musical acoustics (music), faint tone produced in the inner ear by two simultaneously sounded musical tones. Because such tones are caused by the ear rather than by the external source of the sound, they are sometimes called… … Universalium
combination tone — /kɒmbəˈneɪʃən toʊn/ (say kombuh nayshuhn tohn) noun a faint musical tone which results acoustically from the simultaneous sounding of two related tones …
combination note — noun see combination tone … Useful english dictionary
Tone — (t[=o]n), n. [F. ton, L. tonus a sound, tone, fr. Gr. to nos a stretching, straining, raising of the voice, pitch, accent, measure or meter, in pl., modes or keys differing in pitch; akin to tei nein to stretch or strain. See {Thin}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tone color — Tone Tone (t[=o]n), n. [F. ton, L. tonus a sound, tone, fr. Gr. to nos a stretching, straining, raising of the voice, pitch, accent, measure or meter, in pl., modes or keys differing in pitch; akin to tei nein to stretch or strain. See {Thin},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tone syllable — Tone Tone (t[=o]n), n. [F. ton, L. tonus a sound, tone, fr. Gr. to nos a stretching, straining, raising of the voice, pitch, accent, measure or meter, in pl., modes or keys differing in pitch; akin to tei nein to stretch or strain. See {Thin},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tone dialling — noun A telephone dialling system in which digits are transmitted as a combination of tones • • • Main Entry: ↑tone * * * ˈtone dialling 7 [tone dialling] (NAmE ˈtone dialing) … Useful english dictionary
tone — [tōn] n. [ME < OFr & L: OFr ton < L tonus, a sound < Gr tonos, a stretching, tone < teinein, to stretch: see THIN] 1. a) a vocal or musical sound b) its quality 2. an intonation, pitch, modulation, etc. of the voice that expresses a… … English World dictionary
