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Definition: Pure Tone |
Pure ToneNoun1. A steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Physics | A sinusoidal acoustical oscillation. Source: European Union. (references) |
Public Administration | Sinusoidal vibration. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: Pure ToneSynonym: tone (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Pure Tone |
| Specialty definitions using "pure tone": equivalent sound intensity level ♦ loudness level ♦ threshold of feeling, threshold of tickle. (references) |
Expression using "pure tone": liminal pure tone audiometry. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pure tone | 6 |
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| Language | Translations for "pure tone"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | usammensat tone (pure sound, simple tone), sinustone (pure sound, simple tone), ren tone (pure sound, simple tone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zuivere toon (discrete tone, pure note, pure sound, simple tone), enkelvoudige toon (discrete tone, pure sound, simple tone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | puhdas ääni (pure sound, simple tone), äänes (pure sound, simple tone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tonalité pure (pure sound), son sinusoïdal (pure sound), son pur (pure sound). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | sinusförmiger Schall (pure sound, simple tone), reiner Ton (pure note, pure sound, simple tone, tone), reiner Sinuston (pure sound, simple tone), einfacher Ton (pure sound, simple tone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καθαρός τόνος (pure sound, simple tone), απλός ήχος,καθαρός τόνος (pure sound, simple tone), απλός τόνος (pure sound, simple tone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tiszta hang (clear voice). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | tono puro (pure sound, simple tone), tonalit pura (pure sound, simple tone), suono sinusoidale (pure sound, simple tone), suono puro (pure sound, simple tone, tone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | urepay onetay som puro (pure sound, simple tone). (various references) tono puro (pure sound, simple tone), sonido puro (pure sound, simple tone). (various references) ren ton (discrete tone, pure sound, simple tone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: outpreen. | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-n-o-p-r-t-u" | |
-2 letters: neuter, opener, pereon, poteen, pouter, punter, reopen, repent, repute, retune, roupet, tenour, tenure, toupee, troupe, tureen, uptore, uptorn. | |
-3 letters: enter, enure, erupt, netop, noter, outer, outre, peter, preen, prone, prune, punto, puree, puton, rente, repot, rouen, route, rupee, tenor, terne, toner, topee, toper, treen, trone, trope, tuner. | |
-4 letters: erne, euro, neep, nope, note. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-n-o-p-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: outpreens, thereupon. | |
+2 letters: outpreened, peritoneum, recoupment, tenpounder, unreported. | |
+3 letters: counterpane, counterplea, counterpose, counterstep, deuteranope, houseparent, intercouple, neuroleptic, neuropteran, outpreening, pentamerous, peritoneums, persecution, preconquest, pretentious, procurement, recoupments, tenpounders, typefounder, underreport, unprotected, unstoppered. | |
+4 letters: counterpanes, counterpleas, counterpoise, counterposed, counterposes, counterpower, counterspell, counterspies, countersteps, deuteranopes, deuteranopia, deuteranopic, housepainter, houseparents, inoperculate, neuroleptics, neuropathies, neuropeptide, neuropterans, neuropterous, nonpetroleum, percutaneous, perpetuation, persecutions, picturephone, polyurethane, precautioned, procurements, protuberance, recuperation, seropurulent, supervention, typefounders, underreports, uprootedness. | |
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