overtone

About 0.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. noun An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message.
3. noun An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived subtly alongside, but not overwhelming, the explicit message.
4. verb To give an overtone to.

Similar words

harmonic color coloring hue flavor partial whole tone wholetone octave tone

Often followed by

of series and is to in bands or structure

Word family

overtones