pure tone; single-frequency sound
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pure tone; sound with a single vibration frequency
technicalTechnical term in physics and acoustics referring to an idealized sound wave with a single frequency, such as that produced by a tuning fork. Contrasts with complex tones which contain multiple frequencies.
Yīn音
chā叉
fā发
chū出
de的
shēng声
yīn音
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
lǐ理
xiǎng想
de的
chún纯
yīn音
。
The sound produced by a tuning fork is an ideal pure tone.
Zài在
tīng听
lì力
cè测
shì试
zhōng中
，
yī医
shēng生
shǐ使
yòng用
bù不
tóng同
pín频
lǜ率
de的
chún纯
yīn音
lái来
jiǎn检
chá查
huàn患
zhě者
de的
tīng听
jué觉
líng灵
mǐn敏
dù度
。
In hearing tests, doctors use pure tones of different frequencies to examine the patient's auditory sensitivity.
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Chún纯
yīn音
yǔ与
fù复
hé合
yīn音
bù不
tóng同
，
hòu后
zhě者
bāo包
hán含
jī基
pín频
hé和
duō多
zhǒng种
fàn泛
yīn音
。
Pure tones differ from complex tones, which contain a fundamental frequency and multiple overtones.
Diàn电
zǐ子
hé合
chéng成
qì器
kě可
yǐ以
chǎn产
shēng生
jìn近
hū乎
wán完
měi美
de的
chún纯
yīn音
。
Electronic synthesizers can produce nearly perfect pure tones.