complex tone; composite sound
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complex tone; composite sound
formalA physics and acoustics term referring to a sound composed of multiple pure tones (sine waves) of different frequencies. This is the typical sound produced by musical instruments.
Gāng钢
qín琴
fā发
chū出
de的
shēng声
yīn音
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
fù复
yīn音
。
The sound produced by a piano is a typical complex tone.
Zài在
shēng声
xué学
zhōng中
，
fēn分
xī析
fù复
yīn音
de的
pín频
pǔ谱
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
In acoustics, analyzing the frequency spectrum of a complex tone is very important.
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Rén人
shēng声
hé和
dà大
duō多
shù数
yuè乐
qì器
de的
shēng声
yīn音
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
fù复
yīn音
。
The human voice and the sounds of most musical instruments are all complex tones.