PURE TONE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)