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
Touch-Tone — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ trademark used for a telephone having push buttons that produce tones corresponding to numbers * * * /tuch tohn /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a tone dialing system or a push button phone operating on tone dialing. n. 2. (sometimes… … Useful english dictionary
difference tone — noun : a combination tone whose frequency is equal to the difference between the frequencies of the two tones generating it * * * difference tone or differential tone noun A tone heard when two tones are sounded together, its frequency the… … Useful english dictionary
touch-tone — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a telephone) generating tones to dial rather than pulses … English terms dictionary
summation tone — noun : a combination tone whose frequency is equal to the sum of the frequencies of the two tones generating it … Useful english dictionary
touch-tone — adjective denoting push button telephones generating tones to dial rather than pulses … English new terms dictionary
Tonewood — is the term generally used to designate wood with recognized and consistent acoustic qualities when used in the making of musical instruments. The type of wood used on stringed instruments, such as a guitar, is a much debated factor contributing… … Wikipedia
Generator — Gen er*a tor, n. [L.] 1. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces. [1913 Webster] 2. An apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fundamental bass — noun 1. : the root note of a musical chord 2. : the generating tone of a series of harmonics 3. : a bass formed of the roots of a succession of harmonics * * * /bays/, Music. a bass consisting of the roots of the chords employed. [1745 55] * * *… … Useful english dictionary
wind instrument — /wind/ a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute. [1575 85] * * * ▪ music Introduction any musical instrument that uses air as the primary vibrating medium for the… … Universalium
