Advertisement
Advertisement
overtone
[ oh-ver-tohn ]
noun
- Music. an acoustical frequency that is higher in frequency than the fundamental.
- an additional, usually subsidiary and implicit meaning or quality:
an aesthetic theory with definite political overtones.
Synonyms: , , ,
overtone
/ 藞蓹蕣惫蓹藢迟蓹蕣苍 /
noun
- often plural additional meaning or nuance
overtones of despair
overtone
- See under harmonic
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Example Sentences
On a more philosophical level, Klaas writes that it鈥檚 a 鈥渢ragic mistake鈥 to believe that 鈥溾檚urvival of the fittest鈥 鈥 with overtones of relentless, flawless optimization鈥 fairly describes evolutionary principles.
There are cultural and racial overtones to an exchange in a recent episode wherein Drummond abusively demands Milchick apologize for using complicated words to . . . apologize.
Mr Torvalds has given his blessing to the adoption of Rust as a programming language for Linux, while noting the 鈥淩ust versus C discussion has taken almost religious overtones in certain areas.鈥
Yes, some might refer to those as the Orange, Cotton and Peach bowls, but this whole process has distinct NFL overtones.
JP Morgan Chase also denied the allegations and alluded to political overtones raised by Early Warning, saying the CFPB鈥檚 action was a 鈥渓ast ditch effort in pursuit of their political agenda.鈥
Advertisement
Related 亚洲网紅露点s
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse