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Definition of Pure tone
1. Noun. A steady sound without overtones. "They tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
Generic synonyms: Auditory Sensation, Sound
Specialized synonyms: Harmonic
Derivative terms: Tonal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pure Tone
Literary usage of Pure tone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New Science of Elocution: The Elements and Principles of Vocal Expression in by S. S. Hamill (1886)
"EXERCISES Contrasting pure tone Effusive and pure tone Expulsive. ... pure tone,
Expulsive Form, is appropriately employed chiefly in the expression of ..."
2. Scientific Papers by John William Strutt Rayleigh (1899)
"Points of silence near a wall from, which a pure tone is reflected. On this
subject there are two papers by N. Savart*, who advances views very difficult of ..."
3. The Psychology of Musical Talent by Carl Emil Seashore (1919)
"We may begin our study with the pure tone and trace from that the gradual building of
... A pure tone is one which is caused by smooth, uniform waves, ..."
4. The Psychology of Musical Talent by Carl Emil Seashore (1919)
"We may begin our study with the pure tone and trace from that the gradual building of
... A pure tone is one which is caused by smooth, uniform waves, ..."
5. Orthophony; Or, The Cultivation of the Voice in Elocution by William Russell, James Edward Murdoch, George James Webb (1871)
"pure tone pure tone. One of the most important parts of vocal culture, is that
which defines the " qualities" of the voice, and prescribes appropriate ..."
6. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Sample pure-tone audiogram showing air-conduction and bone-conduction thresholds
... The pure-tone average for the right ear is 10 dB, and for the left ear, ..."
7. Orthophony: Or, The Cultivation of the Voice in Elocution. A Manual of by James Edward Murdoch, James Rush, George James Webb (1877)
"pure tone. One of the most important parts of vocal culture, is that which defines
the " qualities'' of the voice, and prescribes appropriate exercises for ..."
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