Definition of fundamental tone in US English:
fundamental tone
nounˈˌfəndəˈˌmɛn(t)l toʊn
Music The tone which represents the fundamental frequency of a vibrating object such as a string or bell.
Example sentencesExamples
- Such freedom of movement of a fundamental tone is specific to advanced written music of European origin, and in any case creates problems for the acoustic design of public buildings.
- The overtones, with their compound, irregular vibrations, give a fundamental tone a certain character or ‘clang-tint.’
- Oscillations with this wavelength produce a characteristic note, like the fundamental tone of a musical instrument.
- Only the fundamental tone gives the actual musical pitch.
- We rarely hear a pure fundamental tone either in music or in nature.