Overtone

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Overtone may refer to:

  • Harmonic, a whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency of a sound
  • Partial, a sine wave component of a periodic sound
English Wikipedia has an article on:

Note: Many sources treat "overtone" and "harmonic" interchangeably, but this is not universal. This is why a specific definition is given on the page Partial.