Overtone
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Overtone is a term commonly used in music and acoustics to refer to higher-frequency resonances that occur above a fundamental tone.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| showcasing Yma Sumac’s extreme vocal range | 2 |
| Falsetto | 1 |
| Overtone canonical | 1 |
| RESONANCE | 1 |
| showcasing Yma Sumac’s extraordinary vocal range | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T918327 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Overtone Context triple: [Overton, hasVariantSpelling, Overtone]
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A.
Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
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Touchstone
Touchstone is a publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of commercial fiction and nonfiction titles.
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C.
Ultralight Beam
"Ultralight Beam" is a gospel-influenced hip-hop song by Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, and others, noted for its spiritual themes and expansive, choir-driven production.
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D.
Waves
"Waves" is a melodic, gospel-influenced hip-hop song by Kanye West featuring Chris Brown and Kid Cudi, known for its soaring chorus and spiritual themes.
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E.
Ventilago
Ventilago is a genus of flowering plants, often woody climbers, belonging to the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae and found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Overtone Target entity description: Overtone is a term commonly used in music and acoustics to refer to higher-frequency resonances that occur above a fundamental tone.
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A.
Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
-
B.
Touchstone
Touchstone is a publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of commercial fiction and nonfiction titles.
-
C.
Ultralight Beam
"Ultralight Beam" is a gospel-influenced hip-hop song by Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, and others, noted for its spiritual themes and expansive, choir-driven production.
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D.
Waves
"Waves" is a melodic, gospel-influenced hip-hop song by Kanye West featuring Chris Brown and Kid Cudi, known for its soaring chorus and spiritual themes.
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E.
Ventilago
Ventilago is a genus of flowering plants, often woody climbers, belonging to the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae and found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Acoustics term
ⓘ
Music theory term ⓘ |
| alsoCalled | Upper partial ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Perceived tone color
ⓘ
Pitch perception complexity ⓘ |
| definition | Any resonant frequency of a system that is higher than its fundamental frequency ⓘ |
| dependsOn | Vibrating system properties ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Subharmonic ⓘ |
| exampleOf | Component of complex periodic sound ⓘ |
| field |
Acoustics
ⓘ
Music ⓘ |
| hasConceptualIssue | Numbering conventions differ between overtones and harmonics ⓘ |
| isNot | Fundamental frequency ⓘ |
| mayBe |
Harmonic
ⓘ
Inharmonic ⓘ |
| measuredIn | Hertz ⓘ |
| numberingRule | First overtone corresponds to second harmonic in common usage ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Human voice
ⓘ
Musical instrument sounds ⓘ Room acoustics ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Increasing frequency above the fundamental ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Harmonic partial above the fundamental frequency
ⓘ
Higher-frequency resonance above a fundamental tone ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fundamental frequency
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Harmonic series ⓘ Partial (acoustics) ⓘ Resonance ⓘ Timbre ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Musical tuning analysis
ⓘ
Spectral analysis of sound ⓘ Voice pedagogy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Overtone Description of subject: Overtone is a term commonly used in music and acoustics to refer to higher-frequency resonances that occur above a fundamental tone.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Overton
this entity surface form:
showcasing Yma Sumac’s extraordinary vocal range
this entity surface form:
RESONANCE
this entity surface form:
showcasing Yma Sumac’s extreme vocal range
this entity surface form:
showcasing Yma Sumac’s extreme vocal range
this entity surface form:
Falsetto